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Re: [RC] ride management - Barbara McCraryAERC has a ride managers' handbook available, and I believe it may be online, as well. I've never heard of a clinic for ride managers, although there may be.....I've just never heard of one. AERC has a list of vets, but it's up to the head vet or the ride manager to try to sign them up for the ride. I find this the most difficult part of ride management. Many vets who have worked for years on rides are now wanting either to ride or to spend more time with families. I can certainly understand their point of view, but it doesn't help the RM when one after another turns him/her down for various reasons. I sent out 19 inquiries in January for our August ride and received about 6 responses. I pursued some by phone, and our head vet managed to find one more. We're still short one vet and I've been after this issue since January. Other than trying to locate vets who are willing to do a 100-mile ride, the rest is not difficult, just time-consuming. Barbara McCrary, ride mgr. Swanton Pacific 75/100 "The most beautiful trail in the world" ----- Original Message ----- From: "A. Perez" <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:38 AM Subject: [RC] ride management First let me say that I can't even begin to imagine managing a ride. My hat is off to all who do, have or will in the future. It is a huge chore and all RMs should be applauded. What advise/guidance/assistance does AERC provide to ridemanagers? Do they have any publications, or clinics for RMs? Do they provide any assistance in locating ride vets, or other resources? It seems that cultivating new ride managers should be as much a priority for AERC, if not more, than bringing new riders into the sport. No ride managers = no rides. ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag ============================================================ They're athletes! This is a partnership between horse and rider - we don't have any jockeys out there, just pals and partners. We'd allow a rider with a broken foot, a sore back and a nasty cold to compete - but we would never let a horse in a similiar condition hit the trail. ~ Dr. Barney Flemming DVM ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ At the end of the day maybe the definition of endurance isn't the length of the ride but rather the spirit in which it is ridden. ~ Maryanne Stroud Gabani ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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