ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: best condition

Re: best condition

louie (louie@mr_gateway.gomontana.com)
Sat, 06 Sep 1997 15:09:16 -0700

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Nikki,
I agree there should be less emphasis and on weight and time and more on
vet card scores also.
At a recent ride, the top horses were all very tired at the finish (a
couple dangerously so). The final top ten horses had been ridden sensibly
and within their limits, but the time differential was so much that even
though the vets commended those riders for riding within the limits of
their horses, the terrain and the heat, they didn't even show for best
condition. One of the vets, new to the endurance world, went away pretty
disgusted with the sport. "I'm not impressed," he was heard to say. At a
couple of rides, besides best condition, the ride management decided to
give a high vet score award (within the top ten riders). It was very well
received. The vets in particular seemed to like giving out that award. It
rewards riders for riding within their horse's limit instead of exceeding
it.

Louie,
Bozeman, Montana

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