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Please Reply to: Jerry Young equineinnova@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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We tend to forget the true meaning of our sport.  I think that it sort of goes 
like this: "Endurance is the sport where our motto is "TO FINISH IS TO WIN" 
with the ability to continue tomorrow with a "SOUND AND ABLE" horse.  We tend 
to forget our roots.  And AERC is a record keeping non profit organization that 
is charged with the task of keeping record of individuals their horses/mules 
achievements in distance/miles and to help preserve our national trails for 
future generations of riders.  WE ARE NOT A MONEY MAKING ORGANIZATION!  WE ARE 
NOT A RACING ORGANIZATION!  We are loosing site of the basics the roots of our 
sport.  We have gotten greedy.  As a result our ride managers look at our sport 
as a money making opportunity.  They have forgotten the basics.  Like 
preserving trails!  The almighty dollar has become more important. It is 
becoming a race not endurance and the ability to complete to win.  It is 
becoming fastly a sport for the rich.  Not a sport for all to enjoy. As a 
result we all are KILLING our sport.  We all need to revisit our roots.  Think 
about what Endurance as a sport should be all about.  If we are not careful 
endurance as a sport for all will not endure.


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