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This is by no means a final solution to rider education, especially for
newbies, but we all agree that the education is there for those that want to
learn.  Sometimes just spoon feeding it to them is what it takes.  The AERC
Education Committee has been working really hard to come up with new ways to
educate riders and one of the projects we're working on is a full day
seminar on nutrition and physiology at this next convention in Reno.  Lots
of explanation of what things can go wrong with your horse during a ride
(ie, what tying up or thumping is, etc), ways to recognize it and prevent
it, lots of useful everyday stuff on nutrition for endurance horses,
including balancing rations, reading feed tags, buying the best hay for your
money, etc.  Lots of BASIC stuff, not just fine-tuned things for top
tenning.  Most of it all boils down to just keeping horses healthy.

The details haven't been worked out, but the committee is trying really hard
to keep the price very low or hopefully free for AERC members (notice the
operative word "member").  So if anyone here knows of someone that is in
danger of overriding or doing the wrong thing to their horse through simple
ignorance...well, plan on coming to the seminar yourself and drag them
along.  Kicking and screaming if necessary.<g>  Sometimes all it takes for
someone to see the light is to realize that damage can be irreparable and
understand the physiology at work.  It's not a perfect solution, but it's a
start, eh?

Hope to see lots of you there.  :-)

Susan G, DVM



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