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Very funny analogy about the thirsty riders Frank....and I agree....a
vote by the membership would be the best way to go. Also, in the spirit
of collecting a bit of data before the voting maybe a weight tape could
be used on all horses at the initial vet in so the theory of "total
weight carried" could be looked at again.

Don Huston
(jeez...where is that bottle)

At 06:39 AM 2/14/2007 Wednesday, you wrote:
>   
> In view of the small number of AERC members who actually access this list
> or the other list,
> I'd recommend that whatever trail the BOD takes regarding Weight
> Divisions that no action be taken without first allowing the membership
> to actually VOTE to express the membership's feelings regarding it
> (which, if addressed in the EN well before the vote is scheduled, might
> get more members TO vote). 
>  
> That seems like the way things oughta be...people who care enough to
> voice their opinions, irrespective of whether members of the BOD or the
> organization agree with them.
>  
> To follow silently the thirstiest riders on the trail doesn't always mean
> you'll find water.  Sometimes their thirst causes them to take a
> wrong turn here and there.
>  
> Frank
> (at least a half a bottle from full)
>  
>

Don Huston at cox dot net