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RE: [RC] Abuse - Kristen A FisherI think this is a great idea, along with the mentoring issues Ranelle mentioned. Bruce has an excellent point, that punitive measures don't *prevent* abuse through ignorance. These 2 ideas would help. These ideas only address those that are inexperienced, though, such as the rider in question - not the rider Truman cited. Kristen One thought that comes to mind would be to only allow " day-members" to ride for completion only, regardless of distance entered. This allows those new to our sport and just trying it out to experience the ride atmosphere but takes away the competitive aspect. Now I know some people who have experience will say they don't join AERC because they only do a few rides a year and it is not cost effective. And you are penalizing them for a few ' yahoo's'. But, I would rather see AERC err on the side of horse protection. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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