Re: [RC] Distance Only NATRC at the Caja - Betty & Ken Wolgram
You are wrong in one respect. Riders may use
any kind of boots they wish, any kind of hoof boots and/or splint boots, bell
boots, etc. Riders who are using a pen/electric corral for their horses
for the endurance ride may just put them on a hi-tie or tie to the trailer for
the day's ride (for the trailer judging if the judge wishes/since this is a
combined NATRC/AERC ride, it would be the horsemanship judge's call...the judge
may not even judge the trailer setup since the rider would only be doing the
first day...rules are not real clear on this point I admit), and even though the
riders will ride the same trail as the NATRC riders and go through the
pulse and vet checks, they may simply pass on any of the other judging
obstacles/observations they wish (or they may try them if they wish). It's all
in good fun for Distance Only.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the "distance
only" option still has to comply with a few other NATRC rules. The two I
always check are (a) the requirements for stabling your horse (if
everyone ties to the trailer, you can't use your portable corral), and (b)
the prohibition against any type of protective boot -- i.e., you can't
use splint boots, brushing boots, bell boots, etc.
On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Deirdre C. Monroe wrote:
In addition to the
50-mile endurance ride (Sunday, Sept. 6), NATRC is sharing our base camp. If
you have a new horse and do not want to do a 50 or just want to ride two
days, you can do one day (Saturday) with the NATRC folks and Sunday with
AERC. For NATRC, you can do what is called "distance only" which means you
can get credit for mileage but do not have to go through the NATRC judging.
The only thing you have to do is ride at the NATRC pace, which is about 5
mph for the open class. You can call Shelly Green at
505-793-5417 for more
information
