Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Director at Large

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 08:39:00 -0700, "Alison Farrin"
<alison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>But I never would have found endurance riding if it wasn't for AERC.

No one is saying that the AERC is not a good thing and that it does
not benefit people other than its members.

>Our rides are rarely listed in local horse magazines and you had to know
>someone who rode in the ride to get to the ride manager to get an
>application.  Now, I send new riders to the AERC website for everything
>they ever wanted to know about ER.  You are paying with your dues for
>all the oversight - rules, regs, vet committee, etc etc.  

There are ride fees and the per-rider sanction fees that pay for these
things.

>Honest, if AERC went away, you would miss it.  

I sure would.  It is a wonderful organization.  But it does have
faults, and IMO this is one of the worst.

>There is added value in that it
>brings cohesion to the sport.  If you are not a member, you pay a day
>fee for the support structure.  I can't think of a place where that
>isn't true.  Golf - an outsider pays more than a member to play the
>course; all horse shows; car shows - club members pay less.

Oh, I can think of LOTS of places where that isn't true.  Maybe it's
the norm in horse shows and country clubs, but not in most amateur
sports.

And,

> No, I don't care what other organizations do (If other organizations
> jumped off a bridge ...).  I care what the AERC does.



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