Mentor Program for Newbies

[Lynne Glazer <lynne@glazer.org>]

At 11:47 AM -0800 3/10/99, Ann Blankenship wrote:
>I thought Rex's post was hilarious and even funnier was the fact that so
>many of you are so busy flinging your egos around that you didn't even
>"get" the joke.
> 
>If you'll take a little time to look around you at a few rides, you'll see
>that there are some LD riders that ride the hell out of their horses and
>don't have a clue.  Too bad there isn't a novice-training program
>associated with AERC...  a mentor program perhaps.
> 
><snip>

Steph is providing just that--at endurance.net, there is a mentoring
program in place.  Riders list themselves and their location, and the new
rider can contact them as they desire.

Right now I'm helping one person get back into riding (first) by talking
about what it takes to pursue this sport (in email), and she's just started
lessons with an instructor to regain her skills.  Later I'll help her find
an appropriate horse and start conditioning.

As a new ride manager last year, I found that a lot of my pre-ride phone
time was spent helping local riders who wished to try the sport learn
enough so that they could complete the chosen distance as a happy team.
I'd venture a guess that most ride managers encounter this to some extent,
but we had over a dozen first-timers.

Lynne
who also enjoyed the Rex joke and suspects Angie M.


Ontario, CA
Norco Riverdance Ride (PS) 9/4/99
and Rem-member Me, Celesteele


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