Index of Endurance News Stories, 2009 Season

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COLUMNS

Competitions Committee Report

• Competitions Committee goals for 2009, December
• 100-mile incentive program launched, November

Current Business Before the Board

• Outsourcing AERC's drug test program, December
• Updates to the drug rule appendices for 2010, August

Education Update

• A review of endurance mentoring, December
• Do you remember your first ride?, January
• A non-completion? One horse explains, February
• Educational opportunities at convention, February
• You can enable the dreams of others, March
• BC training starts well before the ride, April
• Don't hesitate to seek early treatment, May
• Intravenous fluids can be life-saving, May
• Follow these guidelines to stay on the trail, June
• New member finds a home in AERC, July
• What experienced riders can learn from those new to the sport, July
• Mentors can make a large impact, August
• Disaster preparedness for horse owners, September
• GPS and endurance trail measurement, October
• Loose dogs, loose kids, loose horses, November

International News

• Kathy Brunjes' report from Malaysia, December
• Five Americans compete in Quilty Cup, January
• FEI endurance rule changes adopted for 2009, January
• The 2008 WEC: before . . . and after, February
• Q&A with the WEG endurance director, March
• Gearing up for the 2010 World Games, March
• An endurance ride just for young riders, April
• The Kentucky Cup is WEG test event, May
• An introduction to hosting an FEI ride, June
• AERC I Rides: FITS, Biltmore Challenge, June
• USA second at 2009 Pan Ams in Uruguay, June
• FEI riding in Idaho and California (Owyhee Fandango, Git R Done), July
• FEI, USEF, and AERC-I committee roles, August
• North American Young Riders 75, Vermont Moonlight Ride, September
• USEF's Endurance Technical Committee, October
• 2009 Young Rider World Championships, November
• FEI results at the AERC National Championships, November

Junior/Young Rider News

• 'It's good for your endurance, Rachel,' December
• AERC's Junior/Young Rider scholarship program, December
• Meet the junior: Sarah Jack, January
• Meet the young rider: Maddie Anderson, February
• Riding as an unsponsored junior, March
• AERC scholarship winner announced, March
• 2009 USEF Youth Convention report, April
• Childhood 'ride too far' wishes granted, May
• Endurance riding as a vet student, June
• How to stay young: ride with a junior, July
• 2009 USEF Youth Award nominations open, July
• Shorty: the best hand-me-down ever!, August
• Meet the junior: Coletan MacLeod, September
• Meet the junior: Michaela Raush, October
• Meet the junior: Taylor Fisher, age 6, November

News to Know

• Endurance point system revised for 2010

On the Lighter Side

• The Sponge, February
• A surviving and thriving 'H.E.D.D.' case, July
• What I learned from my first AERC ride, October

President's Message

• AERC National Championships report, December
• Reflecting on 'the golden days,' January
• Looking at AERC ride entries in 2008, February
• Taking a look at AERC's demographics, March
• Convention kicks off the new year, April
• Staying connected as an AERC member, May
• Consider adding a Canadian region, June
• Befriend -- and learn from -- new riders, July
• NC: more than a ride -- an adventure, August
• AERC elections: are you ready to serve?, September
• We need to support AERC's sponsors, October
• New program honors volunteer heroes, November

Reflections

• Bernice Kallance, endurance rider, March

Research Committee News

• Research summit meeting in Denver, June
• Findings of the first Research Summit, October

Ride Managers' Forum

• Volunteers helped make NC a success, December
• Giving back can be a precious gift, January
• Guide to trauma-free trail marking, February
• One ride manager's trail marking plan, February
• Back to basics: running a no-frills ride, March
• Hallelujah ride says goodbye, April
• Be prepared for rider emergencies, May
• Consider hosting an educational clinic, July
• The Waltenspiels' gift: Cooley Ranch, August
• From planning to ride in two months, September
• Friendships and firsts at New Mexico's Valle Caldera Preserve, September
• Ft. Stanton rides saddle up for St. Jude's, October
• For ride managers: the AERC drug testing program and your ride, October
• How to (re-)organize a ride in 72 hours, November

Rider Health

• Are endurance riders athletes?, January

Trails Post

• From park ranger to Trail Master, December
• All dressed up with no place to ride, January
• The USFS trails classification process, February
• AERC trails grants reap great rewards, March
• New trails strategies begin in Louisville, April
• Volunteer state trails advocates needed, May
• Building a bridge for a popular ride, June
• Mixing multiple uses on shared trails, July
• Southeastern Trails Conference, July
• Trail differences around the country, August
• Trail crews make endurance possible, September
• Trail impacts: natural and user-made, October
• National public lands and trails, November
• 2009 Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference, November

Treasurer's Report

• AERC 2008 year-end treasurer's report, March

Vet Forum

• Outsourcing AERC's drug test program, December
• Winter care for the endurance horse, January
• FEI veterinary rule change, January
• If your horse is sick, please stay home, February
• Endurance horses and metabolic issues, March
• How to stay out of the deep weeds, April
• Endurance riding and animal welfare, May
• AERC drug test outsourcing begins, May
• How to evaluate equine lameness, June
• Nutritional supplements -- a clarification, June
• It's time for endurance to raise the bar, July
• EPM: the road to recovery, and beyond, August
• An early bout of EPM can't stop Texas Dually, August
• Ask a veterinarian: calcium gluconate, September
• Understanding your horse's BC score, October
• Tying-up and thumps: an introduction, November

Vice President's Message

• Services and finances: a balancing act, December
• Convention: shoestring or high style!, January
• More than just a sport: enduring friends, February
• Setting some goals for the new ride year, March
• Fiduciary responsibility is foremost, April
• MRSA infections in horses and humans, May
• Information abounds for new riders, June
• Research summit vital to AERC's future, July
• Horse welfare forum in nation's capital, August
• Endurance: 'Oh, the places you'll go!' October
• Closing out the AERC files on 2009, November

Welfare of the Horse Committee Report

• Report on 2008 AERC equine fatalities, April
• Equine death report, 2006, April

What's New

• What's New for January, January
• What's New for July, July

FEATURES

• Horses & noxious weeds: Is there a connection?, December
• Understanding gut sounds, December
• Karen & Eli's Extreme Mustang Makeover, December
• The new ice age, January
• A tip of the halo to endurance angels, January
• A look at the lameness exam, February
• The Sponge, February
• Poem: Middies, March
• Poem: The Ride, March
• A cyber glimpse into the future?, March
• My mini-van is an F-350, March
• Habod completes his first ride in 15 years, March
• Song: The Cover of Endurance News, March
• Song: Our Favorite Things, March
• AERC Convention 2009: Endurance riders celebrate in the Bluegrass State, April
• Convention: Equine performance sports and drug rules, April
• Convention: Pedigrees and performance, April
• Convention: A new look at colic in horses, April
• Convention: Joint disease in horses, April
• Carbohydrates count in horse diets, April
• Preventing heat exhaustion, part 1, May
• Thanks, we had a great first year, May
• How to deal with heat, June
• Endurance conversions for the mathematically challenged, June
• 2008 AERC Hall of Fame: Suzy Kelley, July
• 2008 AERC Hall of Fame: Edens Bay Rum, July
• 2008 AERC Pard'ners Award: Bailey Rose Eiland & Nimphas Barbi, August
• AERC 5,000-mile equines, August
• Memorable ride meals, September
• Ten principles of exercise physiology, September
• My Tevis journey, October
• Conquering my fear of Tevis, October
• Tevis: It takes a village . . ., October

RIDE STORIES

• AERC National Championships, December
• All trails lead to the Moab Canyons, February
• Kentucky Diehards Ride: A Quiz, February
• Manzanita Endurance ride, March
• Valley of the Sun Endurance Rides, May
• Owyhee Tough Sucker (No Frills), June
• Shanghai Trails I & II, June
• Tall Pines, August
• Fort Howes Rides, September
• Pine Tree, September
• AERC National Championship Ride 2009, October
• Racing towards a non-completion, October