Re: RC: RE: THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Say, I beg to differ with you guys...USA East won in conditions that are
ABNORMAL for us....it was cool...remember?  We had one horse get pulled
at first vet check because it cramped up due to the coolness.  AND,
unless we TRAILER to sand, we don't have it...we have rocks and mud.

Most of our best riders went out of their way to trail for the Pan
Am...so it is fair to all who REALLY want to compete to train for the
conditions expected.

A VERSATILE horse is what makes (among other qualities) a CHAMPION!!

Teddy

Lucy Chaplin Trumbull wrote:

> Steph Teeter wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > I still think a single, big, race is a good format
> > for a National Champion...
>
> Except that a single, big, race on a particular type of
> terrain is slanted towards horses that are used to racing
> on *that type of terrain*.
>
> Why did USA East do so well at PAC? Reportedly because the race
> conditions were similar to what they are used to: sandy, humid, etc.
>
> In the same way, horses that do well on tough footing, mountain
> rides, might not so do well on a flat sprint run against the horses
> from the SE that are used to that type of ride.
>
> I think the country is too big, and the variations too wide
> for a single National Championship ride to be a true reflection
> of "who's the best".
>
> (although it'd still be damn good fun to do it anyway <g>).
>
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