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> On Jul 29, 2007, at 9:08 AM, Linda Marins wrote:
> Is it really over?  The *last* vetting has occurred?  There's no  
> final trot-out at
> which a few hour's rest might not topple the apparent winner?


The way it works at Tevis (for completion) is that you cross the  
finish line, then have to go (@1/2 mile or so) to the rodeo grounds  
where you do the completion exam. That is a point of high suspense  
(it doesn't look as though anyone last night was pulled at the final  
exam, but it has/does happen ...).

This morning, they are judging the top 10 for the Haggins Cup (Tevis  
Best Condition Award) - It's quite the ceremony, more akin to the way  
FEI does BC than the way AERC does it (current BC vogue is a 10  
minute CRI and a 1 hour (after crossing the finish line) BC  
evaluation). The AERC method means you never see all the top 10  
horses at once showing for BC. The Tevis (and FEI) method generally  
occurs the next morning and allows everyone to watch the BC judging -  
of course, the extended (an variable for each horse) time to prepare  
for the BC evaluation in this manner can be used competitively:)
jt



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