Re: RC: re: Upcoming Elections & Bylaw

["Becky Huffman" <TOS@htcomp.net>]

My Understandings stem from extensive discussions with members of the
Rules Committee over several months and specifically at the Central Region
Convention this spring.  The LD is recognized as being 0-49 miles, with
two divisions.  The 'pleasure' or 'introductory' distance which would be
anything under 25 miles would be exempt from all normal fees, including
the sanction fee, per rider fee and the non-member fee, and would not
accumulate points or miles.   We also discussed that Sanctioning Directors
do have guidelines as to what is sanctioned, so it will not be a
free-for-all of 1 mile races or 48 mile 'LD's.

I don't believe that there has been a problem with other *sanctioned*
events being held in conjunction with AERC events, and I don't see how
this changes that.  It simply offers another option, but offers it with
responsibilities, rules, guidelines, vet control, and all the good things
that AERC sanction means to a ride, rather then a total freeform.

Becky Huffman
Huffman's Arabians, ~ The Original Series ~
http://www.htcomp.net/huffman/

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> From: tvanhove@uswest.net
> My interpretation of the by-law would be that that 15 mile ride is an LD
ride
> and all riders would HAVE to receive official AERC LD milage if we let
the 0-49
> by-law stand.  Its why I am opposed to it.  That and the $10 non-member
fee
> that would also have to be collected under the by-law.  A much better
> alternative IMO would be for AERC to simply require that any one
offering an
> extra event with an AERC event have insurance coverage on the extra
event and
> perhaps require any extra event to have veterinary control.  This would
cover
> CTR's as well as novice rides for areas that do not have a CTR
organizations.
> Call me ornery but I don't think AERC should expand its definition of
endurance
> to cover any ride (even 1 mile) where a horse passes a veterinary exam
at start
> and finish and that is what the 0-49 LD by-law does as I read it.


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