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 THE AERC OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY, JULY 3. Happy 4th of July to all U.S. members (and Canadian members, hope you had a great Canada Day)! The office will reopen Monday, July 6.
HALL OF FAME / PARD'NERS / VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD NOMINATIONS: Nominations are due by August 1, 2009, and may be sent to the AERC office or to Laura Hayes, HOF Committee Chair, 6155 West Lake Rd., Brocton, NY 14716, or e-mail: lhayes@netsync.net. Honorees will be announced at the 2010 AERC convention in Reno, Nevada.
MEMORABLE RIDE MEALS: For an upcoming Endurance News story, we're looking for those ride-provided meals that stick in your memory -- what was your favorite, most delicious, or most memorable endurance ride meal? Be sure to include the ride name and year. Send your responses to Endurance News. Thanks!
READ ABOUT TULIP (AND LES CARR) IN USEF'S WEEK IN REVIEW! The weekly e-newsletter of the United States Equestrian Federation is featuring a story about AERC's highest mileage equine and his owner. To see the newsletter, click here. Congratulations Les and Tulip!
2009 AERC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Information and ride entry are now online -- go to Competitions, then National Championship to find out more about AERC's premier ride.
AERC/USEF RIDER, 17 OR YOUNGER? You may be eligible to apply for USEF's Fourth Annual Youth Sportsman's Award. Applications now available; due date is Oct. 31, 2009. For more information, see the press release here. See the "Youth Programs" page at www.usef.org for complete details.
IT'S TIME TO RIDE! Not yet renewed? If you haven't yet renewed for 2009, renew online or simply phone the office, toll-free 866-271-2372.
Please note: 2009 AERC "Gold" Membership, with personal excess liability coverage, is only available to U.S. residents. For more information on gold membership, click here.
AERC Certified Control Judges: Congratulations to the AERC control judges who have passed the AERC voluntary certified control judge program! Click here for the latest list of AERC-certified control judges. For more information contact the AERC office.
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July 2009
On the cover: Stephen Rojek of Woodstock, Vermont, and Beaujolais, his Arabian gelding who turns 10 this month. The duo placed first on the March 6 Fun in the Sun 75-mile ride, finishing in a time of 7:10. Beaujolais has 355 AERC endurance miles; Steve has 18,550. Photo © Genie Stewart-Spears, www.geniess.com.
Endurance News is published monthly by the American Endurance Ride Conference. Endurance News is sent without charge to AERC members as a benefit of membership in AERC. Subscriptions are also available to non-members for $40 per year within the United States, and $60 in Canada and Mexico. For those in other countries, subscriptions are available for $80. Single issues are $4 US.
Table of Contents
- Board of Directors and Committees
- President's Message: Befriend -- and learn from -- new riders, by Connie Caudill
- National Office News: July update, by Kathleen Henkel
- Vice President's Message: Research summit vital to AERC's future, by Laura Hayes
- Ride Managers' Forum: Consider hosting an educational clinic, by Stagg Newman and Randy Eiland
- Education Update: New member finds a home in AERC, by Cassandra Berube, with a sidebar on what experienced riders can learn from those new to the sport
- Vet Forum: It's time for endurance to raise the bar, by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS
- Junior/Young Rider News: How to stay young: ride with a junior, by Lucie Hancock
- Junior/Young Rider Sidebar: 2009 USEF Youth Award nominations open
- Trails Post: Mixing multiple uses on shared trails, by Jan Hancock and Kim Jones Vander Hoek
- Trails Post Sidebar: Southeastern Trails Conference July 9-12
- International News: FEI riding in Idaho and California: Owyhee Fandango, by Martha McMurray, and Git R Done, by Carolyn Hock
- Classifieds
Features:
- 2008 Hall of Fame: Suzy Kelley
- 2008 Hall of Fame: Edens Bay Rum, owned by MJ Jackson
Articles without links are available only in Endurance News magazine. To join AERC or subscribe to EN, or to request a sample copy, contact the AERC office!
- Ride Calendar
- Riding Through the Regions . . . At a Glance
- Ride Results
- Limited Distance Ride Results
- Rider & Horse Mileage Awards
- Stallion Directory
- Horses for Sale Directory
Endurance News is published monthly by American Endurance Ride Conference. Endurance News is sent without charge to AERC members as a benefit of membership in AERC. Subscriptions are also available to non-members for $40 per year within the United States, and $60 in Canada and Mexico. For those in other countries, subscriptions are available for $80. Single issues are $4 U.S.
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