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RE: [AERCMembersForum] RE: [RC] completion rule -- another consideration - heidiYes, Joe, I have read your posts, and for you to infer
that I have not is rude and offensive. I simply disagree with it,
through and through.
I do think that there is merit in some of the possible alterations
to the 30-minute proposal that are being discussed that address some of
the concerns about distant finish lines, etc., but the bottom line is
that a horse that cannot recover to the ride's pulse criterion (which
he has met all day) is not fit to continue. You contradict
yourself when you suggest otherwise.
That said, the alternate approach of assuring that horses pulse
down within 30 minutes but that riders still have an hour to present
for the full exam is quite workable. Rides with distant finishes
for safety's sake could simply have a pulse person at the finish line,
if it is a REALLY long way to camp, or better yet, right when riders
enter camp, so that they can present for pulses and then go about
whatever they want to do before they present their horses.
Heidi
Did you even read what I wrote?
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