Ridecamp: [RC] DAL Nomination

Below is a copy of my nomination letter sent to the AERC. I would be 
more than happy to address any questions anyone might have. I would also 
urge other candidates to also use this forum to do the same.

Best Regards,
Truman

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to put into nomination for Director at Large of the 
American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) the name of Truman W. Prevatt, 
AERC member number 8217.

Mr. Prevatt has been riding endurance and competitive trail and been an 
AERC member since the early 90s. Along with the AERC, Mr. Prevatt is a 
member of the Southeast Endurance Riders Association (SERA)  where he 
has served as the Florida director for 6 years. He has served one term 
as SERA Vice-President and is serving his fourth term as SERA president. 
Mr. Prevatt has served on the board of directors of the Southeastern 
Distance Riders Association; a Florida based competitive trail 
organization. He has also served on the planning committee of the 
Southeastern Equestrian Trials Conference.

Endurance riding is an equestrian sport where people with different 
goals can compete and be rewarded commensurate with their goals, be it 
riding to win at local rides, pursuing the AERC National Championship, 
pursuing international endurance riding, riding for miles, riding 100 
mile rides, riding multiday rides or riding Limited Distance rides. This 
tradition and flexibility is what makes endurance riding the greatest of 
all equestrian sports and the fastest growing equestrian sport.

The AERC faces challenges in the future  a few outlined below. The 
integration of the co-sanctioned AERC/FEI rides has been underway for 
two years. While it seems to be working, there are still some rough 
edges that need to be worked if this concept is going to work for all 
our members. The LD program has been evolving and still is. LD is one of 
the fastest growing areas in the AERC. The challenge is to evolve the LD 
program in such a manner that it fits into the broader scope of 
endurance riding. Three years ago the first AERC National Championship 
in its current form was run. It has grown every year. The challenge is 
to evolve NC ride into the premier endurance event in the world. To ride 
endurance it takes a good horse and a trail. Today we increasingly find 
pressure on our trails. These trails issues will present a significant 
challenge in the future and must be addressed. Finally finances are a 
key issue. Without a good source of funding, a well designed budgeting 
and planning process and responsible accountability for expenditures, no 
organization the size of the AERC can succeed.

Mr. Prevatt will bring to the AERC board of directors the skills 
developed and honed in over 30 years of experience in Government and 
industry to address and solve the types of complex multifaceted problems 
faced by the AERC today and in the future.

Best Regards,


Truman W. Prevatt




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