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In response to:"How does one get an accurate weight of what 
division they are in? Does the
weight include loaded packs, water, saddle, bridle, etc?

**** It's everything you carry on the horse.  I believe the 
FEI requirements for water bottles is that they be sealed if 
the water is to be counted.  All tack/contents plus 
everything on you.

 Is there any allowance
if you are on the borderline of a weight division?

*** You usually are not weighed at the start.  You need to 
be within 4% of the minimum at the end when/if weighed.  4% 
is considered a reasonable allowance for weight loss during 
the ride and scale inaccuracies.  That means a HW starting 
at 212 lbs can go down to 203.5 lbs at the end and still be 
a HW.

Can you change weight
divisions at a ride?

*** No.  Whatever you state at a ride has no effect on the 
results being entered in the official records in the AERC 
office.  You can ride as a FW if you wanted to at a ride but 
if your renewal for the ride season stated you were a MW - 
then your results would be entered for the MW division. 
This might mean the awards given out at a ride for weight 
divisions could be wrong.


Let's say you were a MW and then lost weight do you change to
a LW?
***** Only if you cross the boundary from MW to LW with all 
your tack.  If you did - you need to notify the AERC office 
before June 1.  You can change your weight division(and 
region) up to that date.  After that date your weight 
division can't be changed again until the next ride season 
starts on Dec. 1.  If you are a HW on June 1 and lose 100 
lbs - all your results for the rest of the season will still 
be entered as HW.


 Obviously it is advantages to be a light middle weight if 
you are going
for points or whatever, but what about the everyday rider 
who finishes at the
back. Does it really matter?"

***** No in my view...

Mike Maul


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