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Alissa,

This is something I have never understood and no one that I know of has brought up (I'm the region IX rep for the AHA endurance committee).  It says right in the rulebook that all AERC rides are approved by AHA, so why do you need to pay extra and have a steward, and why can't they use AERC records for the results??

They supposedly use AERC records for mileage records, although I still get people who say the office tells them otherwise.

Louise Burton

mgr of Okmuglee Cougar Prowl and Movin On Up 50

Alissa Cowan <amcowan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >
> > You have to have the ride sanctioned by AHA, have an AHA steward and submit
> > results to AHA.
>
> Huh. Here's what I read on the website (thanks for the link!), which 
> lead me to believe that I have no need to
>  apply to AHA for sanctioning 
> or permission:
>
> >
> > Endurance
> >
> > Endurance rides consist of one or multi-day monitored races between 50 
> > and 100 miles. The horse that finishes the ride first is the winner if 
> > it passes the post-ride veterinary exam. Horses must also pass 
> > veterinary checks throughout the ride at mandatory stops. Limited 
> > distance rides (less than 50-miles) are good introductions to the 
> > sport and have slightly different rules.
> >
> > * All AHA endurance rides follow American Endurance Ride
> > Conference (AERC) rules and are normally held in conjunction
> > with an AERC-sanctioned ride.
> > * *AERC and Federation Equine International (FEI) rides count
> > toward AHA award programs even when they are not combined with
> > an AHA endurance ride.*
> >
> So - what's the answer? And I can't tell here if AHA allows 25 mile 
> rides to count, as they define endurance as
>  50 miles or more.
>
> I can tell you now - there's no way I am going to sanction my ride with 
> AHA, pay money, and have to turn in results. It's too late to do it, as 
> my ride is in about 30 days. But it kind of seems like there's no need, 
> if I understand the AHA website. So then, does the rider just turn in 
> the AERC results to get credit for AHA award programs?
>
> Alissa
>
>
>
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Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms