Ridecamp: Re: [RC] The USA-E notice and AERC members

See comments in **** below****

John Teeter wrote:
> 
> There was also mention in the USAe piece from Lori about a way to
> coordinate with USAe and get all of the registered horses an ID number
> en-mass w/o anyone incurring any fees.

*** This only can happen if you are a member of USA-E and the AERC.  I would guess
that only a small portion of our membership belongs to both.  I belong primarily for the 
insurance coverage.  It's another $85 to belong to USA-E in addition to the $65 for 
AERC.  The AERC records don't show if members belong to both nor is there 
a field in s/w at present to indicate that or keep a USA-E number if they had one.
Of course - it's SMOP to do so... :-) If you want a number under the mentioned method -
you have to join USA-E first

> 
> It was referenced as being done with one of the other disciplines (which
> one evades me right now:-(
> 
> is there any chance to do the automatic Horse ID thing with our AERC horse
> registrations and thus not have anyone be hit with the "i didn't know and
> now I have to pay $'s to get a USAe ID number.." syndrome?

*** Apparently past participants in FEI rides held in conjunction with AERC rides 
have had to do this already.  Their horses have numbers.
So the principal beneficiaries would be those AERC members who have not been in an FEI 
event but will do so sometime in the future.  I'd rather hold my $85 until I decided to
ride in a FEI event.

At least that's my personal view.

Mike

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