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Re: [RC] Protest & Education - Susan Garlinghouse, DVMThanks, Truman, I totally agree with you. One of the concurrent projects the education committee is working on is a list of qualified speakers that are available to come talk at clinics, local meetings or three people meeting for pie and coffee <g>. So hopefully it will be easier to get more information available for anyone organizing events on a local level. As for the day seminar going on the road, I think the general idea is to see how well this project goes and if there's enough interest to warrant taking it elsewhere. I think there's a good chance of getting sponsorship to underwrite a lot of the costs, so if the interest is there, then it's very feasible to provide it in other regions. In doing so, I agree with you that it needs to be tailored for the region and include local talent to provide for the variabilities of terrain and conditions. The first step is getting clear feedback from the endurance community that it's wanted and would be utilized. Susan G, DVM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Susan Garlinghouse, DVM" <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Protest & Education This is good and a start, but how many new riders who need this are going to be in Reno next March unless they live nearby? Very few I suspect. One of the big problems is this is a damn big country and the model that it can be done on the national level is not going to be very effective. There are also some differences that would need to be factored in, e.g. in the NW and FL Se supplemention is probably required where as in CO the soils are already to high in it in some places. Then there is riding in humid climatic zones vs. riding in semi-arid and arid climatic zones. It needs to go on the road and it needs to be tailored to the particular issues and conditions a new rider is going to normally face in his home area. Truman PS Keep up the good work. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM wrote: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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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