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[RC] Veterinarians: Crucial & Underpaid - cynthia hamberg

Hello All of You Great Endurance Riders Out There,
--After just finishing up the results for the Easy Come Easy Go/
Turkey Trot (PS), I finally have a chance to breathe...The AERC gives
Ride Managers until Dec. 1st to post--very difficult after a Nov.
26th ride date!!!~Anyway, my other concern arose when Dave  
Braithwaite and I were marking trail, mile after mile, and talking
about the upcoming ride.  We KNOW that our veterinarians are
highly qualified individuals who love this sport, yet they are
highly underpaid.  To put it in a nutshell, the average vet makes
only $400.00-$450.00 for showing up ALL afternoon/evenening on Friday &
putting in a 12-15 hour day on Saturday...We were able to pay our
vets more than that this year--fortunately.  Dave & I would like to see
the AERC help to fund our precious ride veterinarians.  All of our
vets must be AERC members, and a complete record therefore must 
exist of each ride that a single vet does.  A 'stipend' or 'bonus' per
ride vetted would be a great incentive and a wonderful way for the AERC
to say, "Thank You."  I ran this by a few of my friends who rode
the Turkey Trot as well and they agreed--wholeheartedly saying,
"Raise our AERC annual dues by $5.00 each--or whatever it takes!"
Thanks for listening,  
& Take Care of Your Horses,
Dr. Cynthia Hamberg, Ride Mgr.  

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