ride managers

[terre <tobytrot@bigfoot.com>]

Here's a question for you guys, perhaps before Convention (altho I think it's probably too late for this year):

I am in an area where there are not that many endurance riders, and even fewer rides.  So quite often, the rides are put on by avid endurance riders who, of course, would like to ride their own ride and therefore have a Day Manager.  The Day Manager, like the ride manager him/herself, has to be an AERC member.  This means purchasing a full membership (including delivery of Endurance News, Yearbook, ballots, etc) for someone who has no interest in the sport except for managing the one ride.  (Often these people may be the owner of the property the ride is on, or a non-riding spouse, etc.)  It adds to the cost of the ride (which must be shared over a small number of riders), and is essentially a 'waste' of a membership (IMO).  Do you not think there should be a membership option for "non-riding ride managers" just as there is one for "non-riding vets"?  Obviously, there are no points being tracked, or anything.  The recent thread about 'oldest ride manager' reminded me of this--how many ride managers do you think there are that don't ride?  Do you think this is a significant enough issue to warrant consideration?



Terre
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