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[RC] Ridecamp post - Evelyn AllenIf the welfare of the horse is truly foremost in everyone's (or almost everyone's) minds, and if the 100-mile events cause by far the most stress on the horse and the most pulls for whatever reason, and more importantly the most likelihood of horse deaths (which is what I seem to recall reading many times), then maybe the problem lies with the fact that 100-miles is not really a great distance for horses to travel safely? Does it have to be 100-miles? Is perhaps a lesser distance where the probability of pulls, deaths, etc. is significantly reduced, not also something that should be looked at? I'm sure not a popular thought, but nonetheless....
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