AERC Member Recruitment 101

Reprinted from Endurance News, June 2012, Ride Managers’ Column, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 There are a number of areas that AERC is asking ride managers to focus on this season – one of the biggies is...

Vive La Difference! (Or Never Assume!)

Reprinted from Endurance News, September 2011, Ride Managers’ Column, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 One of the remarkable things about endurance rides as they are sanctioned under AERC is that there are a...

Outbreak

Reprinted from Endurance News, July 2011, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 As I sit here typing, several AERC rides have been postponed or canceled because of the late spring EHV-1 outbreak. While it is...

We’re Baaaaaackkkkkkk … !

Reprinted from Endurance News, June 2011, Ride Managers’ Column, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 Sometimes you just need a break. After managing our Allegany Shut Up and Ride in the Northeast Region for six...

Learning To Ride My Own Ride

Reprinted from Endurance News, January 2011, Ride Managers’ Column, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 I admit that I am a slow study, and that it has taken me some time to figure out precisely what “ride your own...

Defining “Success” and “Horsemanship” in Endurance

Reprinted from Endurance News, October 2010, Ride Managers’ Column, monthly publication of the American Endurance Ride Conference, www.aerc.org, 866-271-2372 Not too long ago, a friend and I were talking about the upcoming WEG ride. She remarked to me about “the...