Re: RC: Re: Re: Dog Rules

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

The preamble of the AERC rules states, " The AERC's concern in establishing
rules and regulations is to assure that competition occurs within standardized
parameters considered fair and reasonably safe for equine and rider."

In section 4 it stats some reasons for dening entry non of which apply to dogs. There is a provision that other resons might be valid, but a dog in camp being a pain in the butt doesn't seem to rise to the level defined by the reasons stated.

It reads

4. Entry to a ride may be refused for cause.
                                  4.1 Cause is defined as a specific occurrence, substantiated by direct and
                                  corroborated evidence of, including but not limited to, one of the following:
                                       Non-payment of ride fees, such as insufficient funds check not made good.
                                       Abuse of an equine, such as drugging or continuing to ride after being pulled
                                       without the specific permission of a ride vet.
                                       Abusive harassment of ride personnel, other riders or crews, such as arguing
                                       with the veterinarians, breaking the line at vet gates, or deliberately blocking
                                       other riders on the trail.
                                       Removing or altering trails markers.
                                       Cheating, such as deliberate short cuts or deliberately leaving timed holds
                                       early.
                                       An equine determined to be unruly or dangerous may be denied entry.
                                  4.2 Cause might also be determined by the Board or one of the committees of the
                                  AERC.

If a dog became vicious and did in fact attack a horse or person that would be a different situtation.  But again if I were a ride manager I would turn that over to law enforcement or the property owners who have the authority to deal with it to have the people removed.

I really would not like to see the AERC get in the middle of this issue. If they did then want next - are rule to forbid bringing parrots to a ride because they make a lot of noise and keep people awake, ergo depriving them of their much needed beauty sleep:-)?

Truman

SandyDSA@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 10/22/01 8:31:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tprevatt@mindspring.com writes:
 
 

no rules on which the RM could deny a completion based on a dog. I agree

but are there not rules in place that support denying a completion as a result of violating a rides' rules? If not, there should be. If rules are in place that are unique to a ride for one reason or another, and those rules are violated, it would seem to me that it is most fair and logical that the violating individual takes the consequences for violating the rule, whatever it might be. I don't know where there is a prohibition against it. s