Re: RC: THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

[Lucy Chaplin Trumbull <elsie@calweb.com>]

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.

Along those lines, shouldn't the National Championship be a multi-day
ride?

To encourage people not to go flat-out for that one day 50/100 miles? 

If they knew they had to get up and do it again the following day, 
would that would change the way people raced? 

And wouldn't multi-day be a *true* test of endurance?

Just a thought (honest, I'm not trying to wind people up...) <g>.


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