Ride Management Program

Endurance Ride Information Center (ERIC) Ride Management Program

Eric Rueter, a Southeast Region ride manager, has developed a Windows-based program that can be used to manage all aspects of an AERC ride.

Here’s a short list of some of the things it can do for both AERC and AHA sanctioned rides. It runs on a laptop at your ride and can be set up in advance with your pre-entries.

  • Periodic updates of the AERC Membership / Horse database for accurate reporting
  • Automatic entry number assignment
  • All time calculations done within the program
  • All placings calculated by the program
  • BC calculations
  • Easily read results reports (including First Weight Division, Top Ten, Turtle and Middle of the Pack)
  • Extract of results in AERC format for uploading results to AERC
  • Extract of results in AHA preferred format (the AHA Spreadsheet)
  • Extract of results in PNER/OCER preferred formats (spreadsheets)
  • Email of entry confirmation
  • Email of ride results to participants and AERCMembersForum / RideCamp
  • Financial reporting

The earlier versions of ERIC V1.8 and V1.9 (now unsupported) are still very useable and can be run concurrently with the newer V2. The databases are not compatible so your rides that used V1.8/1.9 will not appear in V2.

To get a preview of what the program can do for you as a ride manager – view the User’s Manual

 

To use the program at your ride:

1. Download the ERIC Version 2 Program (updated 11/2022)

This is a large file and it may take a while depending on the speed of your broadband connection.

Note from ERIC creator Eric Rueter, June 2023: If after installing ERIC V2 and then starting it and receive either a red/maroon screen, or only a red/maroon “ribbon” at the top of the page, follow these instructions. If you still need help then contact Eric – Eric@FleetFootFarm.com or 865.599.3594.

2. Typically this will be in a downloads folder. Unzip, start setup.exe, and it will direct you through the installation.

3. Read the manual before using the program.

4. Before your first ride using the program, enter a small 5 rider test ride and go through all the operations you would in the ride including fees, labels, vet check, entering BC info, printing out check point sheets, awards meeting results etc.

Solving a problem during your ride is not something you want to do. Do this well before your ride so you have time to ask Eric for help at:

Eric@FleetFootFarm.com
Phone 865-599-3594

6. When you receive pre-entries, put them in the program so you are prepared at the ride.

For those on slow connections, contact Eric Rueter using the above information for a CD. There is a $5 charge for making and shipping the CD.

If you download the program please let Eric know by emailing him that you plan to use it so he can keep track of users for updates.

If you have any questions concerning download or install – email Mike Maul or call 713-725-7776.

 

Importing Horse/Rider updates before your ride

Open the downloaded EXCEL spreadsheet (depending on EXCEL version) Allow Edit or removes Read Only
• Data appears to disappear from screen.
• Save the Spreadsheet in C:\ERIC\AERC Download Base as an xls (EXCEL 1997-2003) file. This is your upload file.
• Optional (User can close and reopen the xls, just to assure themselves the data is there)

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