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Pretty much the same here. A few years ago I was out at an out check 
with the vet waiting for the 100's late in the afternoon. As we were 
standing around waiting for the 100's to come in - they had really 
slowed down - we got talking about the LD wars on ridecamp and one was 
going hot and heavy at that time. He said "we should send some of our 
LD'ers out west to show them how it is done?"

I expect the MW, NW and SE are very close in how the LD has evolved. I 
also thing a big factor is organizations line PNER, SERA and UMECTRA 
that have providing the education and structure for new riders coming 
into the sport and yes support for riders at all distances.

Seems to me if this model works - and I think it does work very well - 
other regions should be adapting it.

Truman

David LeBlanc wrote:
> Truman said:
>
>   
> > For some reason we don't seem to have the "new riders running the snot 
> >     
>
>
> We seem to often have experienced riders running the snot out of well
> conditioned horses with generally good results. The assumption that you have
> beginners in LD may not hold up very well. Every now and then, you'll
> sometimes see someone new way up front when their horse isn't ready, and
> they typically get a wake-up call when the BC award is given out, and they
> got lowest points with worst vet score. The BC exam is really good for rider
> education.
>
>   


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“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how 
smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics


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