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What is the age of the horse you ride in LD rides.
4 (16 votes) 8.51%
5 (22 votes) 11.70%
6 (24 votes) 12.77%
7 (19 votes) 10.11%
8+ (107 votes) 56.91%
(Total Votes: 188 )

What is the age of the horse you ride? (for 50+ miles, non LD)
5 (1 votes) 1.18%
6 (5 votes) 5.88%
7 (9 votes) 10.59%
8 - 10 (23 votes) 27.06%
11+ (47 votes) 55.29%
(Total Votes: 85 )

What distance do you ride.  (If you ride multiple distances please vote for each distance you ride).
Limited Distance(78 votes) 34.21%
50 - 75 (90 votes)  39.47%
100
(29 votes)  12.72%
Multi-Day (includes XP and Pioneer)
(31 votes)  13.60%
(Total Votes: 228 )

Are you a member of AERC? If yes which region?
No - Not a Member (2 votes)  2.11%
Yes - CT
(9 votes)  9.47%
Yes - MT
(3 votes)  3.16%
Yes - MW
(3 votes)  3.16%
Yes - NE
(13 votes)  13.68%
Yes - NW
(8 votes)  8.42%
Yes - PS
(7 votes)  7.37%
Yes - SE
(44 votes)  46.32%
Yes - SW
(2 votes)  2.11%
Yes - W
(4 votes)  4.21%
(Total Votes: 95 )

Should LD's be changed to follow the same rules as longer distances with full credit in the endurance program for LD points and mileage.
Yes (243 votes) 40.70%
No (339 votes) 56.78%
On the Fence (15 votes) 2.51%
(Total Votes: 597 )

Would you rather win a 50 or complete dead last in a 100 considering they both carry the same number of points?
Win a 50
(30 votes) 28.85%
Dead Last in a 100
(63 votes) 60.58%
On The Fence
(11 votes) 10.58%
(Total Votes: 104 )

Where do you frequently ride/compete?
Within the state I live. (17 votes) 25.76%
Within the Region I am a member. (35 votes) 53.03%
Within the US. (14 votes) 21.21%
Internationally. (0 votes) 0.00%
(Total Votes: 66 )

True Confession: How many people have had an RO pull that really was because of lameness or metabolic/recovery problems?
Yes (32 votes) 32.32%
No (67 votes) 67.68%
(Total Votes: 99 )

Have you ridden at a ride where a hand held HRM was used in the pulse box?
Yes (76 votes) 80.00%
No (19 votes) 20.00%
(Total Votes: 95 )


If your answer is yes to the above do you feel it is a valid way to determine if a horse is within parameters?
Yes (80 votes) 86.02%
No (13 votes) 13.98%
(Total Votes: 93 )

Which type of saddle do you presently ride in? If you use more than one, choose your favorite.
Wintec (all types) (41 votes)  11.68%
Reactor Panel
(27 votes)  7.69%
Big Horn
(12 votes)  3.42%
Desoto
(17 votes)  4.84%
Stonewall
(5 votes)  1.42%
Bob Marshall Sports Saddle
(50 votes)  14.25%
Torsion
(4 votes)  1.14%
Ortho Flex
(32 votes)  9.12%
Free & Easy
(2 votes)  0.57%
Steuben
(9 votes)  2.56%
Synergist
(8 votes)  2.28%
Sharon Saare
(14 votes)  3.99%
Boz
(7 votes)  1.99%
Solstice
(3 votes)  0.85%
Frank Baines
(1 votes)  0.28%
Abetta
(18 votes)  5.13%
Sommer Oakfield
(2 votes)  0.57%
Annie George
(16 votes)  4.56%
Not Listed
(83 votes)  23.65%
(Total Votes: 351 )

For Endurance I prefer the following STYLE of saddle.
Western (63 votes) 34.62%
English (74 votes) 40.66%
Treeless (37 votes) 20.33%
Australian (8 votes) 4.40%
(Total Votes: 182 )

How many times in 2004 were you involved with trail cleanup, use, etc.
Z
ero (33 votes)  26.83%
1
(14 votes)  11.38%
2 - 5
(34 votes)  27.64%
6 - 10
(14 votes)  11.38%
11+
(28 votes)  22.76%
(Total Votes: 123 )

How have the high gas prices affected your ride season?
Attending less rides (72 votes)  35.82%
Attending Multi Days over Single Days
(20 votes)  9.95%
Cutting back in other ways, still going to same rides.
(36 votes)  17.91%
Trailer Pooling
(18 votes)  8.96%
Did not affect my ride season.
(51 votes)  25.37%
Other.
(4 votes) 1.99%
(Total Votes: 201)


Do you think that the weight divisions (feather, light, middle and heavy) are best used by including the tack in the weigh in?
Yes (92 votes)  80.00%
No
(18 votes)  15.65%
Undecided
(2 votes)  1.74%
Don't Care
(3 votes)  2.61%
(Total Votes: 115 )
 

When do you plan to ride a one day 100 mile ride?
Within 1 month (13 votes) 8.28%
1 month to 6 months
(29 votes)  18.47%
6 months to 1 year
(29 votes)  18.47%
More than 1 year
(36 votes)  22.93%
Not sure when
(29 votes)  18.47%
Never
(21 votes)  13.38%
(Total Votes: 157 )


What do you think is the most important factor in choosing an endurance horse/mule?
Breed (27 votes)  19.71%
Bloodlines
(6 votes)  4.38%
Size
(0 votes)  0.00%
Conformation
(62 votes)  45.26%
Intuition
(23 votes)  16.79%
Other
(19 votes)  13.87%
(Total Votes: 137 )

What type of distance riding do you prefer to ride most?
Endurance (188 votes)  66.67%
CTR
(28 votes)  9.93%
Ride & Tie
(1 votes)  0.35%
Endurance and Ride & Tie
(7 votes)  2.48%
Endurance and CTR
(50 votes)  17.73%
CTR and Ride & Tie
(2 votes)  0.71%
All
(6 votes)  2.13%
(Total Votes: 282 )


It's Tevis Time. Do you plan on riding Tevis (even if you already rode Tevis)?
This year (9 votes) 5.92%
Within 5 years
(65 votes)  42.76%
Within 10 years
(11 votes)  7.24%
Undecided
(23 votes)  15.13%
Not in the cards at all
(44 votes)  28.95%
(Total Votes: 152 )


 
 
 
 
 
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