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This thread is related to Susan Shook's problem of a biting horse at  
a ride.

To my knowledge, AERC has only the protest mechanism to deal with  
this type of issue.  For many people, and in some situations, that  
can seem like "too big a hammer", or too likely to cause  
repercussions for the person bringing the protest.

I would really like to see a mechanism where a person could bring a  
problem to AERC attention, without the stigma associated with a  
formal protest -- and yes, I think there is a stigma.   In addition,  
there needs to be a way to insulate the person bringing the issue  
from repercussions.  The protest mechanism doesn't do this.  Rider A  
has to bring a protest against Rider B.  It is very direct.

There is the Welfare of the Horse committee, which I believe tries to  
contact individuals unofficially in education efforts, but I don't  
think (please correct me if I'm wrong) there is any mechanism for a  
rider to bring such issues to their attention.

What are your opinions about changing the mechanism so that:

There is an official way of bringing issues to the attention of AERC  
for investigation, short of a formal protest.  The committee does a  
brief investigation, and education followup, etc. if that seems  
appropriate.  If it seems appropriate, the committee -- not the rider  
-- has the authority to start formal protest proceedings which can  
then result in various sanctions.

In addition, I would like to see these investigations / protests /  
etc. result in an actual "sanction list" or "watch list", available  
to RMs, Ride Vets and AERC board members only, which would list the  
person and/or horse, reason for the sanction, and the duration of the  
sanction.


Comments?

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