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This makes a lot of sense.  Very few US riders give a fig about 
international competition.  Why should international competition dictate how 
AERC runs rides for the rest of the riders.  If a handful of riders want to 
compete internationally, can't they compete on that level within the rules 
for the rest of the riders?  Can't they aspire to having their horses pulse 
down within 30 minutes, or whatever is the rule that is being proposed, 
without impacting the rest of the riders?  This has been hashed back and 
forth for a couple of days or so, so much that I've rather lost track of 
what IS being proposed.
When I was on the board many years ago, the general membership was adamantly 
opposed to allowing the FEI rules overrule the AERC rules.  OK, so I'm out 
of tune with the current thinking.......maybe?
Perhaps the idea is just to benefit the horses, but does this change in 
rules really do that?

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 7:34 AM
Subject: [RC] Rule Change


> While it may be correct that a 30 min rule could help the US
> international riders to be more competitive, there is no reason why the
> international riders can't prepare this way without a rule change. Also,
> the AERC is not the US international endurance organization and most
> riders in AERC do not have international aspirations.
>
> Kathy
>
> Andreab wrote:
>
> Just a further 2 cents as a foreign reader of this thread.
>
> After the WEG there were quite a few complaints about the US riders not
> being
> Competitive enough etc.



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