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Last updated 03/25/2008 by mkm

Local Endurance Clubs and Organizations

U.S.A.

AERC Central Region
www.aerccentralregion.org
The Central Region hosts its own website and celebrates the accomplishments of AERC riders from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

Georgia Endurance Riders Association (Southeast Region)
www.geraonline.org
GERA promotes Georgia trail development and preservation, supports ride management of existing Georgia endurance rides, and provides grants for the purpose of starting new Georgia endurance rides. (If the website isn't working, contact Raylynn at 770-844-0344.)

Gold Country Endurance Riders (Northern California: West Region)
www.gcer.org
GCER started in 1980 in Auburn, California. Membership includes endurance riders, social riders and non-riders. Gold Country members enjoy camp-outs and many social rides throughout the year. Annually GCER puts on the Gold Country 30/50 Endurance Ride. Other activities include helping with the Western States Run and the Western States (Tevis) 100-mile ride, as well as building and/or repairing trails.

Green Mountain Horse Association (Vermont: Northeast Region)
www.gmhainc.org
The Green Mountain Horse Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1926. The group�s goals are to promote the use of horses, provide facilities for horse shows and activities, and develop and maintain bridle trails in Vermont. GMHA has held a significant place in the development of horse sports in the United States.

Middle of the Trail Distance Riders Association (Central, Midwest and Mountain Regions)
www.motdra.org
MOTDRA was founded in 1990 by a group of people who enjoyed competitive trail and endurance riding. They wanted to create an organization to sanction both types of rides, with enough rules to make the competition fair and fun, but without making the rules onerous. They wanted a club where people could learn about distance riding in a friendly atmosphere. Most of our members hail from Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma but is open to all.

Mountain Region Endurance Riders
www.mrer.org
MRER is the regional endurance riding organization for the Mountain Region. Members participate in an awards program and receive a bi-monthly newsletter.

Nebraska Endurance and Competitive Trail Ride Association (Nebraska: Mountain and Midwest Regions)
www.nectra.info
NECTRA promotes the sport of distance riding. Members meet 6 to 8 times per year and spring through fall. Most of the emphasis is on CTR, but the group members also give back to the community by participating in trail cleanings and clearings, donating to state parks for special projects and volunteering with the Nebraska Horse Council and North American Trail Ride Conference to promote trails and serve the horse community.

Nevada All State Trail Riders (Nevada: West and Pacific Southwest Regions)
www.nastr.org
The Nevada All-State Trail Riders, Inc. (NASTR) was organized in 1968 for the purpose of preserving historical trails in Nevada by sponsoring and promoting horse back riding on these trails. In 1991, NASTR purchased and built a mile of the Tahoe Rim Trail, and formed an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service in 1993 to provide maintenance on the Jones Creek/Whites Creek trail in the Mount Rose Wilderness. NASTR has celebrated every National Trails Day, the first Saturday in June, by working on this trail.

Old Dominion Endurance Rides (West Virginia: Northeast Region)
www.olddominionrides.org
The Old Dominion Endurance Rides Inc. was formed in 1973 to promote and support the sport of endurance riding. Membership comes from all over the country. The group hosts the No Frills, Old Dominion and Frt. Valley endurance rides, as well as ride & tie competitions held in conjunction with the endurance rides. The organization focuses on competition and training, education and trail preservation.

Ozark Country Endurance Riders (Missouri, Oklahoma: Central Region)
http://ciwtrailers.com/ozark.htm
OCER is a regional club which sponsors limited distance and endurance rides.

Pacific Northwest Endurance Rides, Inc. (Northwest Region)
www.endurance.net/organizations/PNER
PNER is an organization composed of people interested in endurance riding in the Northwest. Membership in PNER offers fun, social, competitive, and educational benefits: regional awards, team competitions, an annual convention, regional officers, and a monthly newsletter.

Quicksilver Endurance Riders, Inc. (California�s Bay Area: West Region)
www.qser.net
The club originated in 1979 as a group of friends with a common interest in endurance riding, and grew to become Quicksilver Endurance Riders, Inc. Now the club puts on endurance rides, ride & tie rides, poker rides and other fun activities. The group has regular meetings, publishes a newsletter, a yearbook, and holds an annual banquet. The group is actively involved in community affairs involving horse trails, both to protect old trails and to open new ones.

Redwood Empire Endurance Riders (Northern California: West Region)
www.redwoodendurance.org
Redwood Empire Endurance Riders is an endurance riding club based in Humboldt County in northwestern California which hosts several annual endurance rides on horseback in the redwoods.

South Eastern Distance Riding Association (Florida: Southeast Region)
www.distanceriding.org
SEDRA is an organization dedicated to the distance sports of endurance, competitive trail and competitive driving and to the owners of equine athletes. Its purpose is to encourage the growth and popularity of distance-related equine sports throughout Florida and the southeastern United States. The group sanctions distance events and maintains records for the benefit of its members -- recognizing annual high point athletes and lifetime mileage accrual awards for riders and horses. SEDRA actively provides a wide variety of clinics to improve the horse/rider team and dedicates funds and volunteer hours to trails, trail cleanup and preservation.

Southeast Endurance Riders Association (Southeast Region)
www.seraonline.org
SERA is a non-profit organization designed to promote endurance riding, encourage better care of endurance horses through rider education and assist ride mangers in producing quality competitions. SERA uses the rules for endurance riding as set forth by the AERC, and is committed to stewardship of lands they use by fostering land ethics that harmonize the relationship between equestrians and these lands.

Southern California Endurance Riders (Pacific Southwest Region)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/So_Cal_Endurance
This Yahoo e-mail group gives Southern California endurance riders the opportunity to network and share information on local training and conditioning areas, trail issues, horses and tack for sale, endurance events or clinics being held in the region, and AERC issues that directly concern the PS region.

Southwest Distance Riders Association (Southwest Region)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/swdra
Since 1987, SWDRA -- an organization of Southwest Region AERC members -- has shared ideas, ride calendars, stories, etc. The group also awards accomplishments on an annual basis.

Southwest Idaho Trail and Distance Riders (Northwest Region)
http://home.att.net/~switdr/intro.html
SWIT&DR is a group of approximately 100 horsemen and horsewomen from southern Idaho and eastern Oregon who enjoy the sport of distance riding. The club, incorporated in 1979, sponsors monthly meetings, a monthly newsletter, and a year-end awards banquet. Each year, the group sponsors a summer moonlight trail ride and endurance rides. People and horses new to distance riding can enjoy shorter pleasure rides offered in association with longer competitive events.

Texas Endurance Riders Association (Central Region)
www.possumwalkfarms/TERA
TERA is an information source for endurance riding in East Texas, and holds ride manager clinics, rider clinics and sponsors many Texas rides. TERA publishes a monthly newsletter which contains all Texas and Oklahoma rides. The association�s year-end awards are given to acknowledge high points earners as well as those who help the sport.

Upper Midwest Endurance & Competitive Riders Association (Midwest Region)
www.umecra.com
UMECRA was formed with the goal of promoting the sport of endurance and competitive riding and good horsemanship under the direction of qualified veterinarians. The founding ride managers standardized a set of rules for the various rides to reduce variation in the way rides were managed, to coordinate ride dates, to tally points, and to present year-end awards at an annual banquet.

Canada:

Distance Riders of Manitoba Association (Midwest Region)
www.kucera.mb.ca/drma
The DRMA, which is associated with the Manitoba Horse Council, promotes endurance riding in the province of Manitoba and brings together equestrians interested in the sport. Several supervised rides are sanctioned every year, open to both members and non-members. Benefits include a mileage program, annual awards, and a newsletter.

Endurance Riders of Alberta (Mountain Region)
www.enduranceriders.ab.ca
Endurance Riders of Alberta (ERA) is a sanctioning and record-keeping body for riders and horses competing in endurance events in Alberta. ERA has rider and horse distance programs and year-end awards for in the Senior and Junior divisions for top horses and riders.

Endurance Riders of British Columbia (Northwest Region)
www.erabc.com
Each year ERABC awards mileage awards, high point horse and rider and high point B.C. awards as well as awards for consistency at the association's general meeting. There is a bi-annual ERABC newsletter. ERABC hosts informative endurance clinics. ERABC members competing internationally are supported by the association.

Equine Canada
www.equinecanada.ca
EC represents all equestrian disciplines and equine activity in Canada. In addition to a system of over 600 competitions across Canada, the disciplines offer athlete development and high performance programs to provide support to those progressing through the competitive system. Equine Canada is currently developing a Long Term Athlete Development Model (LTADM) to provide athletes and coaches with tools and support to progress from beginner to the championship podium.

Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association (Northeast Region)
www.octra.on.ca
OCTRA sanctions endurance rides, competitive trail rides and ride & ties in Ontario. Formed in 1968, OCTRA now offers moe than a dozen competitions each year, and has more than 300 members in Ontario and Eastern Quebec.

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