In a message dated 8/4/2004 11:28:47 AM Mountain Daylight Time, bigcreekranch@... writes:
I get instinctive reactions to some things
that are so strong, I would be a fool to ignore them.
...and THAT has always gotten you "down the trail" :^).
F.
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TO AERC MEMBERS - COMMENTS WANTED: (I sent a similar message to the AERC BOD for comments) The following post from Kim Fuess (found below) was one of several...
Randy, I do not believe AERC should accept any money from the UAE. Just as we shouldn't accept it from the French Endurance Riders, or Australia...or whoever....
rides2far@...
Aug 4, 2004 4:00 pm
<snip> By making Sundowner Trailers the official trailer of AERC we provide them with a valuable endorsement from the riders </snip> This, I think, represents...
John Teeter
johnt@...
Aug 4, 2004 6:05 pm
Randy, At one point several years ago, the UAE through Jim Baldwin made an offer to assist in the financing of the AERC National Championship. During the ...
Jerry Fruth
jerryfruth@...
Aug 4, 2004 4:01 pm
I am opposed to sponsorship from the International Emirates Endurance Village, not because the people are of different race or religion, but because I am...
Barbara McCrary
bigcreekranch@...
Aug 4, 2004 4:03 pm
At a similar time, also through Jim Baldwin, the UAE offered to sponsor Swanton Pacific. I felt it was not something I wanted to accept. It just had a bad...
Barbara McCrary
bigcreekranch@...
Aug 4, 2004 5:00 pm
In a message dated 8/4/2004 9:40:18 AM Mountain Daylight Time, renegade12@... writes: Purely from a business perspective, I think this could be very...
DVeritas@...
Aug 4, 2004 5:32 pm
In a message dated 8/4/2004 11:28:47 AM Mountain Daylight Time, bigcreekranch@... writes: I get instinctive reactions to some things that are so strong,...
DVeritas@...
Aug 4, 2004 5:38 pm
I've read all the responses so far, and people have expressed legitimate concerns over accepting a sponsorship from the UAE. However, there is another aspect...
The first question is: does the AERC need the money? The second questions is: what does any sponsorship agreement say? If the AERC can identify programs that...
My question is what is their product or service? All of our sponsors either sell something deliverable or provide a service like artist Susan N.R. Lynne...
1) AERC always can use Sponsorship income, which goes into the General Fund unless a specific target is mutually agreed to, such as Trails, Education, etc.-...
This is bureaucratic babble - it doesn't answer either question. If this as good as the BOD can do - I suggest the membership vote against it until more...
They provide a training center for endurance horses in the UAE. I would assume that if you wanted to go over there and compete, they hope you would use their...
Actually I spoke with the UAE representative from the Endurance village. A very nice man. They are promoting the Endurance Village as a vacation spot. A 5...
In a message dated 8/4/2004 10:40:13 AM Central Daylight Time, renegade12@... writes: "how would it be accepted by the AERC Membership?" Some would like...
merryben@...
Aug 5, 2004 1:51 am
I think the quoted statement below pretty well sums it up as to the general membership. renegade12@... writes:"how would it be accepted by the AERC...
Good points Nancy! chris ... http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/87drlB/TM ... ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star ...
Chris Paus
paus@...
Aug 5, 2004 5:43 pm
In a message dated 8/6/2004 10:07:46 AM Central Daylight Time, appalucie@... writes: Flame away Not me, I agree with you.........mb [Non-text portions of...