Clearly there was no intention to come over?

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Originally Posted by Kitan

What is tinfoil about it? There's no question that in other jurisdictions both Irad and Garcia would absolutely have the book thrown at them and then some. With the example of Irad, if he can do something like that 10 times and maybe get DQ'ed once with no or a small suspension, you can damn well bet he's going to continue riding that way.

I think you nailed it with the comment many riders will do what they can as long as they get away with it.

Under the guise of "did it cost a horse a placing" has allowed for a lot of latitude by the riders since the stewards dont dq a horse unless that standard has been met. I would prefer there still be a stiff penalty even if a horse is not dq'd.

In terms of hearding, I am fine with it as long as two things do not happen, you do not take the other horse off the path they are on and you dont bump them.

I would also be a fan of a "foul is a foul" dq...this would clean things up right quick.

careless riding can get people hurt. I made a post about another rider I thought was dangerous in socal, so this isnt some kind of vendetta.