Fwd: RC: AERC, AHSA and The Chronicle of the Horse

["hope lundquist" <wwho20@hotmail.com>]

Hi Betsy: Your post was very interesting regarding AHSA. Now that AERC is no 
longer a member what happens if AHSA wins out as the NGB over USET? AERC 
will no longer have a bargaining position to re-instate? Haste makes waste. 
We should wait out the battle between USET and AHSA and keep out of their 
decisions. When AERC dropped AHSA that left the appearance that AERC has 
chosen USET over AHSA. The Membership has been given no choice???  What do 
you think? Bye Hope


>From: guest@endurance.net
>To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  AERC, AHSA and The Chronicle of the Horse
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:34:02 -0700
>
>Betsy Wobus bwobus@neteze.com
>As a long-standing member of AERC, IAHA, USDF, USCTA and AHSA, as well as
>a 10-year subscriber to The Chronicle of the Horse, I encourage all of you
>to go to their website as suggested earlier today to look at several items
>in their annual Endurance Issue.  Go to the Table of Contents, find and
>re-read Valerie's letter and then read Alan Balch's response regarding fee
>structures and how they would be affected by USET being named the National
>GOVERNING Body for the US.  Then go to In the Country and read about the
>on-going battle between the USET and AHSA (now USA Equestrian).  Many of
>us have been following this battle for years and are quite concerned about
>the fate of equestrian sports in the US if an amicable compromise can't be
>reached.  The USET, which has no governing experience even in the Olympic
>Sports, has steadfastly resisted compromise, as can be seen in The
>Chronicle's reporting.
>Although AHSA has clearly "blown it" with their handling of AERC's
>National Championship Ride, it is my opinion that they are in the best
>position to remain the NGB for US equestrian sports, including Olympic
>ones.  It would be a shame if AERC members who also belong to AHSA were
>led to believe that the USET could do a better (and cheaper) job.
>Betsy Wobus  AERC #5907
>
>
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