Re: Australian System

[Jim Ferris <jferris@garlic.com>]

There is a reason why the US doesn't need to qualify new endurance 
riders. There are over 50 Competitive Trail Ride Organizations in the 
US! Most other countries in the world only have endurance organizations 
and generally only one of them. Long distance trail riding is not new to 
most of the US riders and horses. Any experience in CTR will allow a 
rider to take care of his/her horse in endurance. In addition to the CTR 
organizations, there are also Ride & Tie and Mounted Orienteering 
organizations. I believe that there is only one of each of these.

-Jim Ferris