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> From: Jay Randle <splendacrest@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   The Australian solution
> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 00:56:15 +0000
>
>
> Hi All
>
> I have read with interest the thread on horse abuse at a LD ride.  Some of 
> you have queried what we do here in Australia, so here goes:
>
> EVERY rider in Australia who wishes to try endurance riding MUST 
> successfully complete 2 x 40km "Training Rides".  These rides are usually 
> held in conjunction with an 80km ride, however several clubs hold dedicated 
> Training Ride weekends for newcomers to the sport, which also include short 
> seminars on feeding, saddle-fit, training, etc.
>
> It is possible to continue doing Training Rides for years on end without 
> needing to get an official Logbook for your horse.  There are many riders 
> here who just love doing the Training Rides, and don't bother with longer 
> distances.
>
> Training Rides are NOT races.  There are no places awarded, just completion 
> prizes.  There are no Best Condition awards either.  There is a minimum 
> time requirment.... usually 3 hours for 40km (25 miles), and never faster 
> than this.  If you arrive earlier than 3 hours you are disqualified.  The 
> vetting is exactly the same as for endurance rides, and the horse must 
> recover to 55bpm within 30 minutes of arrival.
>
> It is not until you have successfully completed 2 x 40km training rides 
> that you are allowed to enter official Endurance Rides.  At this stage, 
> your horse MUST have a Logbook, and at this stage the rider MUST join the 
> State Endurance Association (a division of AERA).
>
> The next step is that both the horse and the rider MUST successfully 
> complete 3 x 80km rides at a restricted pace (6 hours minimum for 80km).  
> Again, disqualification occurs if the horse comes in earlier than this 
> time.
>
> Also, all results are entered in the horses' Logbook from this time 
> onwards, and are available to view at any time, allowing a permanent record 
> of all health parameters, times, and other issues.  The Logbook is a 
> valuable tool for tracking the progress of the horse throughout its career.
>
> I must also say that because we have Logbooks, each rider is VERY careful 
> to maintain the "cleanest" Logbook possible, as ALL results are entered 
> every ride.  So a Logbook that shows multiple issues such as lamenesses, 
> metabolic problems, disqualifications, etc, becomes an embarrassment to the 
> rider/owner/trainer!
>
> It is only after the rider and the horse have both successfully completed 3 
> x 80km (50 mile) rides that they are then allowed to go a bit faster, if 
> circumstances allow.  Most of the horses started in endurance here in 
> Australia only do a maximum of the 2 x 40km and the 3 x 80km rides in their 
> first year, and are then turned out.  When they come back into work the 
> following year, they are re-commenced as if they are "Novice" horses, and 
> do the first 1 or 2 rides at the restricted speed.
>
> No horse under the age of 6 years is allowed to enter a 160km (100 mile) 
> ride at all.  Usually a 160km ride is  something to aim for at the end of 
> their second or third year in the sport.
>
> Both horses and riders here MUST progress through the system.... from 
> Novice to Open.  If a problem occurs along the way, the rider and/or the 
> horse is "knocked back" into Novice status, and must remain there until 
> successful completion of a number of rides before being allowed back into 
> the Open ranks.
>
> Oh, and by the way, NO WHIPS OR SPURS are allowed AT ALL here in Australia. 
>  I find it horrifying to think about a horse whipped or spurred to 
> complete a ride.
>
> All our rules are available at:  www.aera.asn.au
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Jay Randle
> SPLENDACREST ENDURANCE TRAINING
> www.freewebs.com/splendacrest
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