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This very interesting, because a few
years back, the idea of a log book was repugnant to many endurance riders.
One reason was that the book follows the horse, and should someone offer a horse
for sale, his entire record was there for all to see. Good for the
prospective buyer, bad for the seller, perhaps.
As for the BOD being secretive about
information, I was on the board for 21 years and I don't remember anyone being
secretive. I think it must be more a matter of the difficulty in
distributing the information. And lack of it forthcoming from the
riders. Before this year, it was the head vet who filled out the records
of horses treated, now it's the riders themselves. I think I received 3
records from the riders of Swanton Pacific this year. I forwarded them on
the AERC office. Perhaps other riders submitted theirs directly to the
office, but 3 out of the 11 who were pulled is a rather small
percentage.
I'm not sure why some members feel
the BOD was always up to something to the detriment of the membership. I
certainly don't remember our being devious. I DO remember spending
long hours weighing decisions that we THOUGHT were to the betterment of the
sport. I suppose it is fairly typical that when things aren't going the
way the membership (or public) wants, they blame the governing bodies.
Does anyone wonder why there are so few who actually are willing to run for
office? Or why there is such a small percentage who vote? I guess
I'm defending my 21 years on the board and the amount of time, energy, and
concern I gave to them. It's rather nice to be off the BOD; I spend more
time riding and less time fretting.
Barbara McCrary
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 1:58
PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Horse/Rider History
Books re: PULL CODES
I kind of like the idea of a log book. I think not only will it
help the vets, but also can benefit the rider too. It is amazing how
many things you can forget not only from ride to ride, but from season to
season too. Also it could help the vets tremendously in that they might
see a pattern developing and possible be able to head off a major disaster in
the making. I think I would be willing to participate in a test
program.
Becky Rohwer - NW Division
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim
Holland
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:27
AM
To: Bob Morris; Ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] Horse/Rider History
Books re: PULL CODES
Bob:
I think therin lies the problem. Seems to be a
basic thread here....lack
of information and a failure to communcate with
the membership.
Hmmm...where have we heard this before? IMHO, a campaign
soliciting the
support of the membership to collect meaningful data for
the purpose of
improving the welfare of our horses would have more
resulted in more
accurate results and less controversy. Seems that many
folks think pull
codes are for "evaluating" individual horses and riders
at a given
ride(s)....and I can certainly understand their point of view.
If the members...and the AERC BoD...continue to be "secretive"
about
information that impacts the welfare of the horse and the future of
our
discipline...you're right...maybe we need to pack it in. Perhaps
these
individuals who are being "secretive" have something to hide? As in
the
Enron debacle, they better get over it....or it's gonna jump up and
bite
all of us in the butt one day. JMO.
Perhaps log books ARE the
solution....I like Truman's idea. How about a
"pilot" program for a year
with a group of riders in each
Region...perhaps volunteers, combined with
a big publicity program? I
would be happy to participate....anybody
else?
Question: Anybody know how I can get one of the Logbooks the
Aussies
use? Who would I contact?
Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada
Magic
Bob Morris wrote:
>
> Jim:
>
>
Unbeknownst to the membership of the AERC, there have been
> many
hundreds of hours devoted to the problem of acquiring
> and
dissemination data about endurance riding. Our greatest
> problem has
been the validity of the data the membership
> supplies us
with.
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