Oh Susan, I think you hit upon something here. If the
AERC Rules can be ambiguous at times, and the Vets Bless them, are some times
showing bias (I've seen it), and some Riders show less than stellar compassion
and knowledge, who does the responsibility lay upon? It lays on the
RM. When I was a RM at the Ft. Valley Rides in the 80's there was a
mandatory rule that a helmet had to be worn. It may have been the first
mandatory rule of that sort and even before FEI. But the previous year we
had a Governors declared Emergency when a horse went over the mountain and
had to be lifted off by a helicopter. Why can't the RM dictate rules in
the best interest of the Horse and Rider? Who is the one at the top who is
responsible ultimately? Its the Ride Manager. tom
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