Endurance News

May 2012

On the cover: Karen Bell of North Carolina is on her way to a top ten finish at last September’s Canter Over the Mountain ride with her now-10-year-old Arabian gelding Prince Sam. Karen and Sam finished the 50-mile ride, held in West Virginia, in 9:51. Karen has 1,515 endurance and 515 LD miles; Sam has 1,250/55. Photo © Peter DeMott, www.photosbypdemott.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: Take the challenge: help AERC grow, by Connie Caudill
• National Office News: May Office Update, by Kathleen Henkel
• Ride Managers' Forum: AERC member recruitment 101 for 2012, by Patti Stedman
• Vet Forum: Treatment is needed: are you prepared? by Greg Felllers, DVM
• Junior/Young Rider News: Juniors live it up at the 2012 convention
• Trails Post: What's in a (trail-specific) word? by Dianne Campbell
• International News: Three reasons to become an FEI official, by Kassandra Tucker
• New Member News: The importance of having a mentor, by Kecia R. Smette, with a side by by Effee Conner
• Decade Team News: This treasured honor becomes an official AERC award
• AERC Ride Calendar
• Classified Advertising
• AERC Member Survey
  
  Features:
• A Fitting Celebration of 40 Years of Endurance -- AERC 2012 Convention
• Do-It-(Mostly)-Yourself Trailer Customization, by Deirdre Monroe
• Genetic Diseases: What You Need to Know, by Karen Wade
• Outfit Yourself for the Weather, by Aarene Storms
  
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• 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
• AERC Membership Registration Form

AWARDS STANDINGS

• Regional Best Condition - Endurance
• Regional Best Condition - Limited Distance
• Regional Point Standings
• Regional Mileage Championship
• National Mileage Championship
• National L.D. Mileage Championship
• National Best Condition Award Standings
• National 100 Mile Award
• Jim Jones Stallion Award
• War Mare Award
• Bill Stuckey Award
• Bill Thornburgh Family Award
• Bob & Julie Suhr Husband & Wife Award
• Pioneer Award Standings

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.