Re: Dogs in camp

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

Why would you have lost a protest on both fronts? In other words...you as a
ride manager made a rule...if the rule had been broken and you DNF the rule
breaker...and they go to AERC and protest...you loose??

----- Original Message -----
From: Roger Rittenhouse <roger@vmaxept.com>
To: Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>
Cc: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>; <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:40 PM
Subject: RC: Dogs in camp


> Hello Jim etall,
> Nope - not an AERC issue. It has to be the ride mgrs issue.
>
> I ran rides  so I DO KNOW- I did the dog thing with great success.. I
> DID state I would DNF any horse Rider  IF they let dogs run in camp
> and were at meetings and dinner .. I did this for the ECTRA CTR and
> AERC 50 milers I ran ...many years ago.
> It  worked  no one tried me on the issue.
> I would have lost a protest on both fronts .. but it never came to
> that. I ran a good bluff.  AND we had NO dogs all over the place.
>
> AERC HAS to let RM run the RIDE.. PER many BOD members AERC DOES NOT
> RUN or MANAGE RIDES .. its not the AERC BOD problem nor is it an issue
> about the sport.
>
> Clear enough?
> ROGER RITTENHOUSE  DAL
>
> Monday, October 22, 2001, 5:32:08 PM, you wrote:
>
> JH> Angie
>
> JH> I pass...keep your dollar.....the discussion is worth
pursuing....based
> JH> on the interest I've seen in this subject.
>
> JH> I would like to know how many Board Members would support a
> JH> "modification" of the rules to specifically allow a Ride Manager to
> JH> exclude dogs from a ride...or parrots, or anteaters....or anything
> JH> else.  Not because the "location" doesn't allow dogs, but because they
> JH> are as tired of them as I am. Not a new rule, just modify the existing
> JH> one. Anybody care to take a stand? Timing is good.....
>
> JH> Jim, Sun of Dimanche and Mahada Magic
>
>
>
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