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Re: [RC] Ride Stewards - Linda Mirams

On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 00:07:01 -0700, k s swigart wrote

Personally, I think ride stewards at AERC rides would be superfluous.
Rides already have somebody responsible for implementing AERC rules at a
ride (it is called the ride manager...


As I had it explained to me, USEF Stewards have no power to enforce
USEF rules.  Enforcing the rules IS the responsibility of the
event management.

The only power the Steward has is:

- To help people who believe they are observing a rule violation
  file a proper complaint.

- To observe rule violations him/herself and bring them up with
  event management, encouraging them to correct them.

- To answer questions about the rules, and rule interpretations.

If the Ride Management doesn't want to correct the rule violations
the Steward observes, all that can happen is that the Steward can
choose to report this to the USEF governing body.

Then, USEF can decide to:

- fine the Ride Management

and/or

- remove USEF acreditation from the event.

That's it.

What has happened historically in the horse show world is:

- Show Managers who don't care about running a clean, honest show
  always hire stewards who are known to be go-along-get-along
  types who'll ignore rule violations.

  This problem is unsolvable so long as the people who put on
  the events are responsible for picking and paying the Stewards.

- Disciplines who absolutely refuse to accept certain rules simply leave
  the governing body and start their own separate, discipline-specific
  sanctioning organization (e.g., Tennessee Walking Horses havn't
  been a part of AHSA/USEF shows for decades).  There was also a big
  fight about drugging show jumpers that caused a schism between
  USEF and the professional trainers like Rodney Jenkins.

I believe there is a useful positive role for Stewards, but not as
the system is currently implemented in USEF.

Linda Mirams

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