re: Upcoming Elections & Bylaw

[Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>]

I have a question on LD being recognized as being 0-49 miles. 
Suppose you have a 13 or 15 mile ride. What rules would govern
this ride. The same rules as the LD's? In CTR with rides that
short, there is a "window" to keep people from running a race
for 15 miles. The "window" and surprise checks are meant for
people being introduced to endurance learn how to pace
themselves,
not run. So does that mean that AERC has to come up with a whole 
new set of rules to regulate the "pleasure" or "introductory" 
distances? And what is the purpose of that since CTR already
exists and is doing just fine in that department. I guess I am
a little confused at to how this would work. Does anyone know?

Lynette
AERC #M19892

Becky Huffman wrote:
> 
> 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/
> 
> ----------
> > 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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