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[RC] Rides you have never been to (was: Safe???) - k s swigart

Beth Walker said:


Some rides don't even have a description posted
-- makes it kind of difficult to figure out if that is a
ride I might want to go to.


I am curious.  Do people really just show up at a ride that they have
not taken the trouble to find out more about than the date of the ride
and directions to camp?


-- Estimated difficulty of the ride. Some descriptions
have this, some don't.
-- Number of vet checks
-- Treatment vet available or treatment alternatives
-- Vet check setup; i.e., water, hay, water for riders,
etc. I think this is where most of the variation would
be. -- Availability of water on the trail


All of this information can be gotten from the ride manager.  And the
name and contact information for the ride manager can be gotten from the
AERC.

Ride managers, if they are smart and don't want to have to provide this
to each potential rider who inquires individually, will publish this
information so riders don't have to inquire individually.

Personally, I would never just show up at a ride without having first
determined what the ride was going to be like or prepared to take care
of everything myself.

kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)



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