Endurance News
April 2009
On the cover: These three riders represent 45,710 AERC miles: Jackie Bumgardner (26,305, on Fire Mt Odyssey), Gretchen Montgomery (4,440, on Definetly Spice) and Ann Kratochvil (14,965, on GF Brazil’s Envy). Here they are on their way to finishes at the December 29, 2008 Death Valley Encounter 50. Photo © Steve Bradley, www.stevesphoto.smugmug.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: Convention kicks off the new year, by Connie Caudill
- National Office News: April update, by Kathleen Henkel
- Vice President's Message: Fiduciary responsibility is foremost, by Laura Hayes
- Ride Managers' Forum: Hallelujah ride says goodbye, by Patricia Jackson and Lucie Hancock
- Education Update: Best condition training starts well before the ride, by Troy M. Smith
- Vet Forum: How to stay out of the deep weeds, by Mike Foss, DVM
- Welfare of the Horse Committee Report: Report on 2008 equine fatalities
- Junior News: 2009 USEF Youth Convention report, by McCamey Kimbler
- International News: An endurance ride just for young riders, by Kirsten Kimbler
- Trails Post: New trails strategies begin in Louisville,by Michael Campbell
- Classifieds
- End of the Trail
Features:
- AERC Convention 2009: Endurance riders celebrate in the Bluegrass State
- Convention Report: Equine performance sports and drug rules
- Convention Report: Pedigrees and performance
- Convention Report: A new look at colic in horses
- Convention Report: Joint disease in horses
- Convention Report: Carbohydrates count in horse diets
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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
- 2009 Membership Registration Form
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