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Beverly, I find it odd that you think my way of protest is "petty" and then 
say you are, "rather oblivious to, and dismissive of, the internal 
machinations of the old guard."

The board sometimes likes to look at members concerns as "petty" when 
indeed, the board is pretty oblivious as well.

But maybe it's just me.
Lisa Salas, The Odd fArm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RideCamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "oddfarm" <jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Julie Suhr" 
<Marinera@xxxxxxx>; "Sandy Holder" <sandy.l.holder@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Staying in AERC [was AERC re: Dr Q's Comments]


> Dear Truman, Lisa, et al,
>
> Having randomly tuned into what might be a humorous exchange w/ Dr. Q, and
> having found, instead, people threatening to take their marbles and go 
> home,
> I feel I must speak up here.
>
> As someone relatively new to the sport and to AERC, I am rather oblivious
> to, and dismissive of, the internal machinations of the old guard. I am
> thrilled to have an AERC and I urge all of you to cast away old gripes for
> the greater good of the organization.
>
> As I suppose is the case with many newcomers, I
> - wait eagerly for my Endurance News each month.
> - even in the busiest of times times, troll RC for (hard criterion...<drum
> roll>)   : Posts That Will Make Me a Better Endurance Rider and Horse
> Caretaker.
> - I thank god/dess for AERC rides, events, organization, clinics, 
> committee
> work (the actual work, not the arguing about it)--especially the Welfare 
> of
> the Horse and the Trails Committee. I would not attempt to do 50-100 miles
> in one day without the kind of support we get at sanctioned rides. And 
> local
> endurance organizations do not give the sport the visibility that a 
> national
> organization does.
> - am somewhat amused, somewhat impatient with all the energy that goes 
> into
> squabbling about rules, regulations, weight divisions, personalities, FEI
> vs. AERC, ride vs. race, armchair quarterbacking of distant unwitnessed
> events, etc. It seems some people use politicking as a cross-training
> activity for endurance. >:-} (None of these discussions, BTW, meet my Hard
> Criterion. I sort by Subject/thread and hit Delete.)
>    Hey--for the few rides I do, I try to take care of my horse, be polite
> on the trail, learn from those around me, obey my out times, and keep my 
> vet
> card clean and dry. That's about all the chapter and verse a new person
> needs.
>
> Ya know, when I watch the Tevis awards and see people come up on stage for
> their 2nd, 10th, 27th, 28th buckle, my first thought is, "What 
> masochists!"
> My second thought is: "The first buckle was for themselves, all the rest 
> are
> for the Sport" (to give back to it).
>
> Similarly, I ask you to refrain from what would be the petty protest of
> leaving AERC. I urge you to stay in for the benefit of us newcomers, for 
> the
> sport, for the trails, and for the horses.
>
> Beverley
> _____________________________________
> Beverley Kane, MD
> Horsensei Equine-Assisted Learning & Therapy
> Woodside, CA
> http://www.horsensei.com
>
> See Emmy Award-winning Stanford "Medicine & Horses" on NBC-TV
> http://www.horsensei.com/nbcnews.html


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