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Re: [RC] Back on Topic (was Show Ring ...) - John Teeter> Truman wrote:> ... I .,. assume ... 100 mile AERC rides ... also sanctioned FEI > would be used for this concept. ... use of AERC rides for selection ... > USEF specifies one or two rides for this process,... desire on > the part of the USEF ... the AERC BOD ... strictly armature > sport ... quasi-professional international endurance racing ... under > the FEI/USEF. ... USEF programs .. have a negative impact on the > AERC ... I selectively quoted the above (go back to the original for the full thing). No selection process; no chef d'equips; no AeRC recogition at the annual banquet; simply whoever wants to be on a team together at a particular ride - that's the team. Teams make the focus of the event shift. It's a strategy game not a speed game. My point is that I don't think my suggestion has ANYTHING to do with AERC or USEF or FEI. I disagree with Truman that the AERC (or the USEF) needs to be involved in this kind of thing. What they need to do is not prohibit or discourage innovation; rather encourage and promote it. A selection process applies an exclusivity which is totally unnecessary (and counter productive) in the current situation (where there are declining long distance entries). Rather limit each team to 4 members and encourage as many teams as possible! Involving AERC and USEF just makes it un-necessarily structured and complex IMO. jt. (ps. note that the PNER team concept is for ALL distances, including LD - no reason that 100s should have ALL the fun!!) (pps. Truman's comment about AERC, AERC-I, and USEF needing to come to grips with their roles in life IS a particularly important topic IMO. AERC-I is only an advisory entity within the USEF endurance structure. AERC, while the designated disciplain organiation, also has no authority re: USEF National Endurance programs. All of the USEF endurance is driven by input from the USEF Endurance VP (Art Prietz); the USEF Endurance Technical Committee; the USEF High Performance Active Competitors Committee, and the USEF Vet Committee (I think). The USEF does not recognize "zones" (that's an AERC-I thing) which USEF has, in the past, for individual competitions, allowed to have meaning. The USEF Selection process is USEF driven - staffed at the discression of the USEF staff etc. Correct me (on the AERC members list:) if I'm incorrect in this.)
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