Being on public land may give a DQ'd
rider the right to ride on those lands at other times, but it does not give the
DQ's rider the right to ride along with AERC entered riders on the same trails
being used on that day for an AERC ride. Item k. certainly clarifies the
rules.
L6.
Completion requires meeting all of the following criteria: k. Not having
been paced or prompted by an un-entered, withdrawn, or otherwise unauthorized
equine, vehicle or person other than another entrant.
Now, if the ride were
on public land, the unentered person could make an argument that they were
simply a member of the general public out riding [and that argument may or may
not fly with ride management]. However, Eagle Ranch is private land. The
entrant[s] should not have been given completions if DQ'ed or unentered riders
rode with them.
