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This is one thing that FEI does better than AERC - that is -  
administer 'racing' rules. Every event requires the presence of  
officials - for judging (application of rules), for vetting, for  
stewarding, and for signing off on the ride before it starts  - in  
that it meets standards of safety and fairness. The TD - Technical  
Delegate arrives prior to the event, evaluates the course, the start,  
the finish, the vetting areas, etc and makes sure that it meets FEI  
rules and standards. I have been asked in the past to move the finish  
line, add cautionary signs on the trail, re-arrange trot-outs, etc.  
It's a hassle, and it is an additional expense to bring in all the  
officials, but it does provide more of a guarantee to the riders that  
the competition will be safe and fair, and it does help protect the  
FEI by increasing the likelihood that rules will be enforced.  
(officials must report back to FEI, and they must become licensed -  
and maintain their license - in order to officiate).

Steph

> > >>
> > It may be time for the organization to do as the Duck suggests and
> > separate the rides from the races since he is clearly quite right  
> > that
> > the rules necessary for safely administering each are quite  
> > different.
> > And right now, the rules the AERC has are inadequate for safely
> > administering a race and overly strict for administering a ride.
> >
> > kat
> > Orange County, Calif.
> > :)

> > >>

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