25 mile ride personal survey.

["Solis, Suzanne (LGE-AT)" <ssolis@lg.com>]

I would like to see the ridecamp opinion on 25 mile rides.

Should 25 mile rides be sanctioned and treated exactly like the 50 miles
or not.

Points to consider or comment on:

1. AERC currently defines the 25 mile ride as a "novice" event. Quote
from the website "These rides are not considered endurance rides by AERC
but are referred to as Limited Distance rides."

2. Approx. 60% of the 25 mile entries are non-AERC members.

3. AERC is trying to promote the health and welfare of the horse in long
distance competition.

4. 25 mile rides generate quite a bit of revenue.

5. I have heard the argument that most 50 milers run faster on average
than the 25 miler.
	Is this correct? has anyone evaluated all the factors including
hold times, pulse criteria etc.? Or have they just compared winning
times?

6. It would be nice to know the statistics such as number of horses
entered, top tened, best condition, etc. and seen year after year and
mile after mile, or never seen again for whatever reason.

Thanks,
Suzanne