Re: RC: RE: AERC & International & FEI

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 09/04/2000 12:07:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Teddy@runningbear.com writes:

<< AND, Europe had an advantage...when they got serious about endurance,
 they made all of their rides essentially FEI rides.  So now most of
 their riders all know the ropes.  FEI is now planning to enforce rules
 that already exist instead of waiving them.  This means that if we want
 to stay competitive, we must learn to rides under THEIR rules (which do
 NOT vary greatly from ours) and give our riders FEI experience they so
 sorely need. >>

And so, without really trying, FEI has basically imposed international rules 
and control on the riders of the USA, because in order to qualify for 
international rides, our riders have to have ridden under FEI rules on a 
day-to-day basis in order to learn?......Perhaps they can learn from a 
limited number of cross-sanctioned rides, because there are a good many 
riders, perhaps the majority, that really don't care about international 
riding.  And there are ride managers who probably don't want to bother with 
the extra requirements and expense of managing an FEI approved ride.

Barbara