Endurance News
January 2006
On the cover: Libby Llop and her 8-year-old Arabian mare Fly So Free placed fifth and BC at the 2005 Shut Up and Ride 50 (Northeast Region) Libby hails from Caledonia, New York. Photo © 2005 by Kate Rogers, http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/KateRogers/EnduranceCTRPhotos. 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: AERC's purpose and future directions, by Stagg Newman
- Vice President's Message: Why do we do endurance rides?, by Mike Maul
- National Office News
- Mailbag
- Welfare of the Horse Committee: Report on 2004 AERC equine fatalities, by Laura Hayes
- Junior News: Meet the Junior: Michaela J. Anderson
- Ride Managers' Forum: Prospective members and the RM, by Connie Caudill
- Vet Forum: AERC head veterinarian qualification, by Melissa Ribley, DVM; Vet certification from the ride manager's perspective, by Connie Caudill
- Special sanctioning rule change proposal
- Education Update: Getting to know AERC convention speakers
- Trails Post: Getting involved with trails, by Jerry Fruth
- Trail First Aid: Musculoskeletal trauma and injury, by Joan Scheffer, CRNFA, WEMT
- International News: USEF's fall national training squad clinic, by Stephanie Teeter
Features:
- Conditioning Principles: Laying the Foundation, by Nancy S. Loving, DVM
- When to 'Start' a Horse: Skeletal Maturity in Young Horses, by Deb Bennett, PhD
- All About Drug Testing in Endurance Horses, by Trisha Dowling, DVM
- Revising the AERC Drug Rule, by Melissa Ribley, DVM
- A Weighty Topic, by Angie McGhee
- Classifieds
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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
- 2006 Membership Registration Form
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