AERC

It's Go Time!Your First Ride

At Your First Ride

Getting Started

What to Expect At Your First Ride

25 Tips for Having Fun on Your First Ride by Judy Etheridge

Crewing, from the AERC Rider’s Handbook (Chapter 11)

All About Electrolytes — For Endurance Riders, by Cherry Stockton

Endurance Etiquette

Safety and Etiquette for Endurance and LD Riders (pdf), by Jackie Bumgardner

“Unwritten Rules” from www.endurance.net

Equine Management During a Ride

A High-Speed Review of Hydration (pdf), by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM

The Imortance of Hydration in the Endurance Horse (pdf), by Barbara McCrary

Coping With Heat and Humidity (pdf), by Angie McGhee

Hydration 101: Learn to Prevent Problems, by Ken Marcella, DVM

Lessons from the Other Side of the Vet Line (pdf), by Melinda Newton, DVM

Holds and Veterinary Checks

Checklist for Holds at AERC Rides (WORD Document) – so you can edit as you wish or in a PDF document

Vet Check and Completion Exam How-To by Carol Thompson and Dinah Rojek

Presenting Your Equine to a Control Judge by Dinah Rojek

Sample AERC Rider Card (pdf)

Pull Codes by Melissa Ribley, DVM (this was written by veterinarians but is a very good explanation of AERC pull codes)

CRI: Cardiac Recovery Index, by Kerry J. Ridgway, DVM, from Atlantic Canada Trail Riding Association

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