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I went back through the RC archives and found the original post and then 
the AERC ride results and found the folloing since after I posted it I 
wasn't sure of the exact details.

A rider did the Comstock 25 in 2000 (at 3) the High Desert Classic 50 at 
4 in 2001 and the Virginia City 100 at 5 in 2002.

Here is the RC post 
http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/archives/past/00/41/msg00056.html

Truman

Truman Prevatt wrote:

> Sherman wrote:
>
> > However, the current AERC rules do not allow a newborn, a 3 month or 
> >  3 yr old to be tied onto & ponied for the entire ride since they are 
> > not in control of their horses, right?
>
>
> No. A 3 year old was ponied around an endurance course - 100 if I 
> remember correctly - a few years back.
>
> There is your precedent.
> Truman
>
> >  
> > Likely these institutions (Stanford medical school, Johns Hopkins 
> > medical school or Harvard medical schools) would be happy to advise 
> > all society on how we should live our lives. However, I don't see 
> > many basing their lives on what "science" recommends.  Show us the 
> > statistics that prove an age rule is needed.
> >  
> > Kathy
> >  
> > Truman wrote:
> > defending the fact that under the current AERC rules a parent could 
> > tie a 3 month old kid to the saddle and pony him for 100 miles. Under 
> > the current AERC rule as soon as they exit the womb - they are 
> > eligible to do an AERC ride. Is that what we really want? What Joe 
> > points out is a need to bring some reason to the issue.
> > Truman
> >  
> > And then:
> >  
> > I suspect these institutions would be happy to advise the AERC if 
> > approached. I would like to see any rule based on science.


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