Re: RC: Conflict of Interest

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

Seems there are a couple issues involved which somehow got all thrown
together. First I don't believe AERC has taken an official stand on the NGB
issue. Barney said as much in the June EN.  It will not matter to 95% of the
members who is the NGB. The issues expressed in the letter to the chronical
was a personal opinion - was not in any way meant to or did not in any way
claim to be a position of the AERC.

The issue between AHSA and AERC seems to arise from the AHSA stand that since
the AERC is a member of the AHSA, then the AHSA owns the AERC national
championship - a stand that caused the AERC to withdraw their membership.
Again this has nothing to do with the NGB political issue between AHSA and
USET.

As far as conflict of interest, every state has laws in place that govern how
officers and directors of corporations must conduct the business of the
corporation. I would believe that CA has probably some of the most
comprehensive laws in the country regarding potential conflict of interest.
As the AERC grows and as the involvement of other organizations in endurance
grows, then it would behoove all directors to learn and understand the CA law
related to how they must function when representing the AERC so that there is
not an appearance of a conflict of interest. I can not, however, see that
anything in the issue between AHSA and AERC has anything to do with conflict
of interest.

Truman

Rides 2 Far wrote:

> > Hi Kerry: If you read the July 2001 issue of AERC News starting on >
> page 26 > and continued on pages 55 & 56. USET provides "FREE" trips for
> only > International riders. Their bread is buttered indeed. They are the
> > ones on
> > the take. They are the only ones getting something for free.
>
> Um, Hope, who the heck else uses the NGB for anything? Can't AERC cover
> everything that's *not* international?  So, "International riders are on
> the take?"  Just who are these dreaded "International Riders"?  I think
> they're backyard AERC riders who stuck to their guns when they made a
> talented horse and refused to sell him. (You can bet they've had offers).
>  USET makes it possible for some of these backyard horsemen to travel and
> compete against the best in the world.  What do they get in return?
> Nothing that I know of.  Nobody has asked me for anything but I have been
> informed that USET is footing the bill for mine and my crews uniforms for
> the Pan Ams.  I really appreciate it, since I'll do well to afford the
> transportation costs up there.  If I'm "On the take" what is it that they
> want from me?  I've accepted the bribe...now what have they asked of me?
> Nothing so far.  Not a penny.  Not a vote. Not a word.  On the list of
> organizations I had to join, USET was optional.  They didn't even force
> me to join, and still were going to cover my uniform costs. I'm not privy
> to inside politics, but they're looking pretty good to me.
>
> Angie