Mike -
I very much agree with and support your proposal.
Stacy Berger
Morgan Hill, CA
>I have been proposing for a few years that we award all of those horses on a
>limited distance ride that finished in great shape, regardless of time. This
>way, if you rode your horse to that horse's level of competition you would be
>given an award stating "completed in excellent condition." I believe this
>would encourage all of the riders to strive for looking good at completion
>rather than just the first one or two.
>
>There will always be the yahoos that race on a 25 miler. Nobody can prevent
>that. When I am head vet at a ride I do not allow the order of finish to be
>announced. The riders all know, though, due to the boasting of the
>particular rider.
>
>What we need to do, IMHO, is to reinforce the original mind-set that limited
>distance rides are for training, not a race in themselves.
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