American Endurance Ride Conference Guidelines for Control Judges and Treatment Veterinarians at AERC Endurance Competitions Revised April, 2016 Published by the American Endurance Ride Conference P.O. Box 6027 • Auburn, CA 95604 866-271-AERC • 530-823-2260 • Fax 530-823-7805 E-mail:
[email protected] Website: www.aerc.org Originally prepared by: Matthew Mackay-Smith, DVM Bill Bentham, DVM Mort Cohen, DVM Todd Nelson, DVM Kerry Ridgway, DVM Jim Steere, DVM Revised by: AERC Veterinary Committee Members Jeanette Mero, DVM, Chair Duane Barnett, DVM Jim Bryant, Jr., DVM Julie Bullock, DVM Trisha Dowling, DVM Wesley G. Elford, DVM Greg Fellers, DVM Langdon Fielding, DVM Susan Garlinghouse, DVM Jerry Gillespie, DVM Lynne Johnson, DVM Nick Kohut, DVM Julia Lynn-Elias, DVM Greg Fellers, DVM Robert Marshall, DVM Troy “Ike” Nelson, DVM Dave Nicholson, DVM Melissa Ribley, DVM Olivia Rudolphi, DVM Dennis Seymore, DVM Meg Sleeper, VMD Thomas R. Timmons, DVM Alina Vale, DVM Martin Vidal, DVM TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3 Control Judging Guidelines ................................................................................... 5 Duties and Responsibility: Head Control Judge .................................................. 6 Course Control ............................................................................................... 8 Ride Control ..................................................................................................