Steve,what is daft about reducing the number of horses? what is daft in pointing out that you are mistaken in saying 2 horses had to be put down as result of bechers, what is daft in suggesting shortening the distance to 3 miles 7 furlongs?
some equine experts[ im not sure i agree] argue that by making the fences easier, that the horses travel faster, so that in fact it is not safer at all, their argument is the stiffer the fence the horse has to jump,forces the horse to jump it more slowly., I do not know whether this means that more or less horses are likely to break their legs, but it a point worth considering.
neither is it daft to point out that abandoned horses all over England are suffering more cruelty than 2 horses AT THE NATIONAL that had to be put down.