Director-at-Large nomination

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

The following letter was sent off the the AERC this morning.

Truman


To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to place into nomination for the position of
Director-at-Large Truman Prevatt, AERC number 8217.

Mr. Prevatt has been involved in endurance riding as a rider and a ride
manager for the past 10 years. For the past four years he has served on
the board of directors of the Southeast Endurance Riders Association
(SERA) as the director from Florida. He has served one term as vice
president of SERA and has served the past two years as president of
SERA. He has also served two years on the board of directors of the
Southeastern Distance Riders Association. He is currently serving on the
planning committee of the Southeast Equestrian Trails Conference.

The AERC is facing significant challenges in the future. While financial
viability has been reestablished, the AERC must take steps to insure
that financial stability can be maintained over the long run.  There has
been rapid growth in the number of people participating in endurance
riding at all levels. Along with this growth come challenges. The AERC
must strive to insure the quality of the rides and the quality and
consistency of the veterinary judging of endurance rides. More people
are turning to international endurance riding and this presents a
challenge to find a way to better support these people.  The AERC faces
the challenge of growing the National Championship into the premier
endurance ride in the country.  The issue of competition for trail use
between equestrian groups and other user groups is of prime importance.

Endurance riding has always provided an equestrian sport where people
with different goals can compete and be rewarded commensurate with their
goals, be it riding to win at local rides, pursuing the AERC National
Championship, pursuing international endurance riding, riding for miles,
riding 100 mile rides, riding multiday rides or riding Limited Distance
rides.  This tradition and flexibility is what makes endurance riding
the greatest of all equestrian sports.

Mr. Prevatt views the challenge ahead for AERC is to grow in such a
manner that supports the goals of all the members, from the world-class
rider with international aspirations to the rank and file member whose
“bread and butter” is the family oriented local endurance rides that
have made the sport the fastest growing equine sport in the United
States. Mr. Prevatt also views the development of a trails policy and a
strategy to deal with the every more complex trails issues on a national
level to be of critical importance to the AERC.

If elected, Mr. Prevatt will be an active director and will serve in
whatever capacity and on whatever committees that best fit his talents
and best serves the AERC.