Re: INPUT! National Championship

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

One problem I see here is that it often takes a few 100 mile rides to 
conclude a horse just isn't cut out for them, even if you complete them. 
This would eliminate them from championship in the distance they're best 
suited for. Also, what if a 50 mile RIDER purchases a former 100 mile 
horse??
I would use different training schedules to reach peak performance at 
the different distances, so a top 100 mile horse wouldn't automatically 
have an advantage over a 50 mile specialist.
Nancy Mitts 


>From: Debbie Zanot 
>Email: elkvalley@key-net.net
>
>Two years ago everyone must have been
>dreaming the same dreams..A Mega Ride
>to be the equal of the ROC. My husband 
>and I sat down and figured out the
>same exact rotating national ride,but
>with 2 MAJOR differences.
>
>1.The 50 mile ride is for 50 mile horses only. Horses who have never 
done a 100 mile ride. That way this is a special
>ride for that large part of the member-
>ship that will for what ever reason
>will NEVER want to do a 100..This would encourage the LD people to move 
up for 
>they would have a goal then. Why we all 
>know a 100 mile horse does a 50 like 
>a 50 mile horse can do a 25..
>Ridiculous to have 100 mile horses competing with 50 milers.
>
>2.100 mile horses have to have 3-100
>mile rides in their history
>50 mile horses have to have 300
>50 mile rides in their history
>The horses would have to have this history before entering the Regional
>qualifier.
>You can't make this too simple to enter
>or it will be a fiasco.
>Just my 2 cents.
>Debbie Zanot (NE)
>
>


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