Re: RC: extra help on trail

[DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>]

At 07:51 AM 11/13/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>dovie pickering dovie@aci.net
>I was wondering if it is allowed within the AERC rules that our crew could 
>meet you on the trail with water, food or stuff like electrolytes?  I was 
>on a LD ride and this happen I rode up to the truck and was told that this 
>was only for so and so.  But I could have some .  I was sort of 
>embarrassed and rode on.  I didn't think that if wasnot allowed but now I 
>am curious.  Any answars out there?  Dovie

Hi Dovie:  Well, that all depends on the ride.  At a lot of rides, you can 
be DQ'd if your crew goes where they are not allowed, which can be any 
number of places, and usually includes anyplace outside of the designated 
vet checks or basecamp.  They will tell you this at the ride meeting, and 
it should be on information in the packet they give you (hopefully).  On 
other rides, the crews are allowed anywhere and if so, generally are happy 
to supply anybody with anything they need.  Just make sure your horse has 
received a strangles vaccine so you don't risk having them get sick like 
happened at a ride or two in this region in the last year or two (28 horses 
at one ride got sick, from drinking out of a community trough).  I don't 
mind letting anybody elses horses drink out of my buckets as long as I know 
them, though I know that is quite a risk, but it's one I'm willing to take 
because I'd hate to have somebody deny my horse water so I won't do that to 
somebody else.  We can't worry about every little thing or we'd never leave 
our homes!  Still, if somebody does not want to share water I won't hold it 
against them, especially if they have spent over $1,000 in veterinary bills 
from getting a sick horse at a ride.

Happy Trails,

Karen
in NV
& Rocky, 2,060 miles
& Weaver, 3,155 miles
http://members.xoom.com/ridephotos/

(pictures coming soon of the Carson Valley Arabian Assoc. Turkey Trot, 40 
riders (about 20% endurance riders)....Weaver is still out there with my 
friends daughter, hopefully behaving, unless of course those horse eating 
goblins <lamas> come after him again!)


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