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This is good and a start, but how many new riders who need this are 
going to be in Reno next March unless they live nearby? Very few I 
suspect. One of the big problems is this is a damn big country and the 
model that it can be done on the national level is not going to be very 
effective. There are also some differences that would need to be 
factored in, e.g. in the NW and FL Se supplemention is probably required 
where as in CO the soils are already to high in it in some places. Then 
there is riding in humid climatic zones vs. riding in semi-arid and arid 
climatic zones.

It needs to go on the road and it needs to be tailored to the particular 
issues and conditions a new rider is going to normally face in his home 
area.

Truman

PS Keep up the good work.

Susan Garlinghouse, DVM wrote:

> This is by no means a final solution to rider education, especially for
> newbies, but we all agree that the education is there for those that want to
> learn.  Sometimes just spoon feeding it to them is what it takes.  The AERC
> Education Committee has been working really hard to come up with new ways to
> educate riders and one of the projects we're working on is a full day
> seminar on nutrition and physiology at this next convention in Reno.  Lots
> of explanation of what things can go wrong with your horse during a ride
> (ie, what tying up or thumping is, etc), ways to recognize it and prevent
> it, lots of useful everyday stuff on nutrition for endurance horses,
> including balancing rations, reading feed tags, buying the best hay for your
> money, etc.  Lots of BASIC stuff, not just fine-tuned things for top
> tenning.  Most of it all boils down to just keeping horses healthy.
>
> The details haven't been worked out, but the committee is trying really hard
> to keep the price very low or hopefully free for AERC members (notice the
> operative word "member").  So if anyone here knows of someone that is in
> danger of overriding or doing the wrong thing to their horse through simple
> ignorance...well, plan on coming to the seminar yourself and drag them
> along.  Kicking and screaming if necessary.<g>  Sometimes all it takes for
> someone to see the light is to realize that damage can be irreparable and
> understand the physiology at work.  It's not a perfect solution, but it's a
> start, eh?
>
> Hope to see lots of you there.  :-)
>
> Susan G, DVM
>
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