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Didn't your original message say this was for sweepstakes? I can't remember
;-) 

No special sanctioning is required for anything other than regional/Nat'l
rides and rides that will earn riders sweepstakes points.

Kristen 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alissa Cowan
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:36 AM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] AHA Approval for Rides?
>
> > You have to have the ride sanctioned by AHA, have an AHA 
> steward and 
> > submit results to AHA.
> Huh.  Here's what I read on the website (thanks for the 
> link!), which lead me to believe that I have no need to apply 
> to AHA for sanctioning or permission:
>
> >       Endurance
> >
> > Endurance rides consist of one or multi-day monitored races 
> between 50 
> > and 100 miles. The horse that finishes the ride first is 
> the winner if 
> > it passes the post-ride veterinary exam. Horses must also pass 
> > veterinary checks throughout the ride at mandatory stops. Limited 
> > distance rides (less than 50-miles) are good introductions to the 
> > sport and have slightly different rules.
> >
> >     * All AHA endurance rides follow American Endurance Ride
> >       Conference (AERC) rules and are normally held in conjunction
> >       with an AERC-sanctioned ride.
> >     * *AERC and Federation Equine International (FEI) rides count
> >       toward AHA award programs even when they are not combined with
> >       an AHA endurance ride.*
> So - what's the answer?  And I can't tell here if AHA allows 25 mile 
> rides to count, as they define endurance as 50 miles or more.
>
> I can tell you now - there's no way I am going to sanction my 
> ride with 
> AHA, pay money, and have to turn in results.  It's too late 
> to do it, as 
> my ride is in about 30 days.  But it kind of seems like 
> there's no need, 
> if I understand the AHA website.  So then, does the rider 
> just turn in 
> the AERC results to get credit for AHA award programs?
>
> Alissa
>
>
>
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