[RC] ride cards - log books - Splitters Creek ASHS
Hi all,
I found the discussions on ride cards for vet outs
interesting. So in the U.S. you use an individual card for each endurance
ride? In Australia we have a log book for each horse - its like a passport
with the horses i.d. in the front and each page represents a ride - be it a
completion, vet out, whatever. The details from the log book are
transferred by the ride committee onto their 'master sheet' which is the
official record of the ride. If you vet out, you just collect your log
book before leaving to go home, but it contains all the relevant
details.
We are able to do training and social rides on
cards, but to enter an endurance ride (80k or more) you must have AERA
membership (via your own home state) and a log book for your horse. The
details of log books can be confirmed with the AERA by prospective purchasers
which discourages any snake who's handy with 'white out' and the i.d.s are
either via microchip or identifiable brands and markings.
Years ago I found having cards was a pain, much
easier to misplace. The log book system seems to work well here - would it
be an option in the U.S.?
