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Maybe I'm not understanding this right, but to me, the more time I'm at a hold, or the more checks and holds there are, that means I have to ride faster, not slower.  If I have an hour hold (lunch stop), I have a ride time of 5 hours.  If I have only a 40 minute hold I have 5 hours and 20 minutes.  To someone like me, who rides slowly anyway, that makes a big difference.

 

If you are going to take away more riding time, by having an hour and a half, say, taken in vet checks and holds on a 25 mile ride, then I've only got 4 1/2 hours riding time.

 

Carla Richardson

Colorado

 

On 11/12/07, Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This sounds like a pretty sharp idea.  More checkpoints with PR gates would
definitely make inexperienced riders think, and as you say, learn how to
read their horses.  I like it!  It wouldn't take too much effort to throw in
and extra checkpoint or two on a 25-35 mile ride.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Shaw" < sshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 12:06 PM
Subject: [RC] LD brakes on!


>I have said this before.
> It is so easy to keep tight reins on the LD event for newcomers and a
> dimension of strategy for people who do this event.
> Simply put three or more vet checks or "gates"  for that event.
> Yeah, I know you will say that the ride managers can't do all that with
> vets.... but you can still just use PR gates that are staffed with
> volunteers OR even by the riders themselves. New concept. Hey, the Duck
> has some self service turn around marshals at his events.
> This would not only slow down their event but would also force them to
> KNOW how to take their own pulses, etc.
> I do not suggest a new rule (I hate them..) but maybe an encouragement and
> support for RM's that do that....
> AERC could make a suggestion statement in its tools for Ride Managers.
> Steve Shaw
>
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