Re: LD and $

[mbp@holly.colostate.edu (Brad Patterson)]

Greetings Teresa:
Probably the LD and Competitions Committees.  I, too, think this is not a
good idea.  Also, if you read the minutes further, it appears that some of
the controls on money rides (11.8.4) have been rescinded.
Happitrails!
Brad.

>Hi,
>
>I was reading the summary of the board meeting in my Sept EN today.
>One thing really caught my eye.  There was a motion to allow putting
>on only LD rides (not in conjunction with a longer distance.)  If I
>read things right this motion was tabled to committee.  Can anyone
>tell me which committee this would be?  I would like to let the
>committee members know my feelings about the issue as an AERC member.
>
>They are very negative - Catoosa is being used as a reason why we
>need to do away with novice or pleasure rides in conjunction with
>sanctioned rides.  Since we do have this disaster in recent history
>why would we want to replicate one of the conditions that led up to
>it?  (Allowing a manager to stage only an LD ride.)  I know that AERC
>disowned Catoosa at the last minute and has also put in extra controls for
>money situations recently - in response to membership concerns over the
>cosequin event a couple years ago - but I am still much against this
>proposal and I would like to urge the committee to kill it.
>
>
>Teresa