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Very interesting Truman.

The conclusion to me as you probably already know is that AERC needs to get 
themselves updated and revise the LD rules and standardize these rules for 
EVERY region.

If one reads the LD rules they are conflicting at best confusing and 
contradictory at worst.

I have just tried with four letters to AERC and four times they have refused 
to answer my questions as to WHY some ride managers in some regions do not 
furnish the finish times for each rider...or make up their own finish times 
for riders.

I don't want to hear on this forum by the ride managers please, as to YOUR 
thinking that you don't care to list this so it doesn't become a "race" this 
is the problem. It shouldn't be up to the Ride Managers to made their call 
on it.

AERC needs to made this decision for every region. Riders in any distance 
want to know what their finish time is, LD riders want to be recognized for 
their accomplishment and it doesn't mean the top ten either. I find it an 
insult if I choose to do an LD and I am not even thanked for my 
participation, If I cannot go back on the AERC board to see what this 
particular horse finished his time in. Whether we came in last place or 
middle of the pack or top ten. I use these times for my personal training 
tool.

You as ride managers are never going to do away with those riders that are 
out to "race" to finish in any distance so get  over your self proclaimed 
selves. Let  AERC rewrite these LD rules and stick with them.

I want to do more multi day rides and having a choice for an LD is of 
importance to me for just the reasons Truman said in the report. I have two 
new horses coming into the sport next year. I don't know that I will start 
them out in fifties right away. Both of them are breeding studs and I just 
don't know if the brain will be ready for it. So I can take my distance 
horse and do a fifty and take one of the newbie horses for the experience 
and LD to get him started out slow. I am working on this and will just have 
to see where they are in their minds come next season. Thank goodness I have 
the LD as an option.

*I* feel and I know I am not alone that to snub the LD riders at any event 
is going to cost that ride manager come the next year. I would like to see 
the RM put on a ride without the revenue of the LD riders. And to go to the 
board of AERC and see only "completed or finished" is a bitter 
disappointment. I want to see my time and placement. I don't care that I 
came in last. Why is it that these ride managers feel it is fine and dandy 
to not post the ride times for the LD riders or worse yet put down that 
every rider took 4 hours to complete? That downright sucks in my opinion. If 
you wouldn't dream of doing that for the longer distances, what makes you 
feel it is ok to do that to the LD riders that spent as much money to come 
to your ride as anyone else?...Again, this should not be the call of RM. It 
should be an AERC steadfast rule.

In reading the AERC rules on this it plainly is not clear as to what RM need 
to do as far as posting finish ride times for LD riders.  I would bet most 
LD riders don't even know this little tid bit. Look it up.

When AERC sanctioned LD as more than training rides then it was their 
responsibility to get them recognized as endurance riders. Rules to be set 
solid for each region and not up to Ride Managers to bend those rules for 
their personal opinions.

I mean listen up AERC BOD....how many dang times does RC have to have this 
stupid discussion concerning LD vs Distance? to a lot of riders as Truman's 
report just showed...LD is endurance. To 100 milers 50 miles isn't 
endurance. So where do you drawn the conclusion?

Thankfully here in the NW region our wonderful RM recognize LD as a great 
entry to this sport. They treat them with utmost respect, award them justly 
and never have I seen a rider in LD snubbed or not given a finish time to 
AERC.

I hope everyone takes the ten minutes to read this report, especially the 
BOD and make some serious rule revisions in the LD section.

Thank you for posting this information Truman.
amber
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www.applegaitnendurancehorses.com 


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