Re: RC: THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

The "Fair" way will NEVER be achieved...it is never really achieved in any other
sport either.

I, for one, miss the ROC.  There was something about it that made it
special...you had to qualify and therefore were (supposedly) competing against
the "best".

Teddy

Joe Long wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:20:59 -0400, Teddy Lancaster
> <Teddy@runningbear.com> wrote:
>
> >If you are using only 100's...four is enough...same with 50's as it requires
> >8 of them.  Use the best 400 miles......  more will encourage people to
> >overuse their horses...you will end up with a bunch of sore/lame/overused
> >horses if you strive to have them do 1000 miles.
>
> I think requiring more miles encourages people to *not* overuse their
> horses, as they must keep them fit and sound for more rides.  When I
> was competing in the "grand total of all the rides you did for the
> year" days, it typically took over 1,000 miles to have a chance at a
> Championship, and properly managing your horse's fitness was
> essential.
>
> The key problem with the proposed system is, again, that you are
> trying to rank competitors who are not competing under the same
> conditions.  If rider A competes on the west coast, rider B on the
> east coast, and rider C in the middle of the continent, and none ever
> meets the other on the trail, who can say which is the "best" no
> matter how the points come out?  Two of the three times I was Reserve
> National Champion under that system I never competed directly against
> the rider who was National Champion.  In one of those cases I believed
> I was at a distinct disadvantage due to having fewer 100 mile rides
> available to me.  Who knows?
>
> I know we've stuggled with our Championship system, trying to find
> what will work.  I don't think going back to a system where the riders
> don't at some point compete head-to-head is the answer.
>
> --
>
> Joe Long
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