Re: Going bust

[jlong@mti.net (Joe Long)]

On Sat, 05 Dec 1998 17:48:12 -0600 (CST), "Jerry Fruth"
<hikryrdg@evansville.net> wrote:

>Joe, I guess AERC is an easy victim to pick on when a ride looses money. 

Jerry, I guess the non-members are an easy victim to pick on when the
AERC wants money.  (I can get as demagougic as you can)

>When you go fox hunting as a guest there is a "cap" fee.  And you pay the
>cap fee until you join.  Why?  Because you  are having fun at the expense
>of others.  I jsut cannot grasp the logic that says anyone can or should ba
>able to ride and not support AERC and our sport.  Each  member has his/her
>own reasons for joining AERC.  And if you don't want to join at least, the
>very least, support AERC with your "cap" fee.  Gees, its only $10 bucks.  

All riders support the AERC with the sanction fees.  I know of no one
wanting to eliminate them.

>I cannot think of any
>other sport where one can jsut walk in,  participate, and not pay something
>for the fun.  

But there are lots of sports that don't charge extra for non-members
of the sponsoring club.  

>Distance running, or marathons usually require an entry fee. 

I do distance running, and I've never run into non-member fees at such
events.

>Horseshoes all have fees and the upper ones require that you belong to the
>American Horse Show, so what is our problem here?  

Endurance riding is not a horse show, and I see no reason to emulate a
bad aspect of a horse show.

>Ten bucks over the ride
>cost?  Then lower your ride fee by ten bucks, that should make everyone
>happy, because if my economics is correct a lower fee should attract more
>riders.  

A ride sets its fees according to its costs and the number of riders
it can expect at those fees.  The AERC's ten bucks is what throws the
monkey wrench into the works.

>Ten bucks, take it or leave it.
>Jerry Fruth,  AERC #441

I'll leave it, thank you.  By not having any AERC sanctioned LD rides.
My ride will either use CTR or not be held at all.  It's called
"voting with your feet."

Joe, AERC #1

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