Good Morning!

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Now, onto the fun information;

Jobs are pretty easy, but it is a long day starting at 6:00 am when riders leave out on trail and ending at 6:00 pm Some jobs will require some on-the-spot training (like the Paperwork Scanner and the Ride Card Manager) and some jobs will have morphed into combined jobs (Like Timers, Vets and Scribes)

The hold personnel are VERY important.  Holding horses, being a trot out runner, helping to sponge and cool off, bringing a snack or lunch, may seem trivial but it is not.  It is so vital to the horse’s overall well being that the rider stay strong.  The rider’s may be preoccupied and not overly appreciative at the time, but trust me when I say that every hand helping is like a god to the rider.

Those of you out on trail, it’s a long day.  We will rotate you as much as possible, assuming I get enough volunteers to do so.  Make sure your cell phones are charged before going out as you will be texted with pulled rider numbers so you will know that they are not coming through again. I will put you out with a friend so you aren’t lonely, but bring a chair, book, drinks, snacks and a sense of humor (especially if it’s raining).  I will have someone run a lunch out to you or if you have your car and need a break,  one of you can certainly come in for some food and conversation.

To all of you, I am so glad  you are helping me make this ride happen for AERC.  It’s difficult to have so few volunteers and I feel like I’m asking each of you a lot, and I want you to know ” I LOVE YOU”

Please, bring questions, concerns, comments, hugs (yes, I will take any and all hugs!!!) during the day on Sunday.  You are the riders’ slaves and I am your slave.

Saturday Afternoon:

10:00 am until dark is check-in.  Our check-in personnel will be stationed at the pavilion with the necessary paperwork to get riders through quickly.

12:00 pm until dark we will have someone running on wheelbarrow duty in the ring and the surrounding areas of the pavilion/campground club house.

2:00 pm until dark is vetting, if you are a scribe, please be here to help your vet!

VOLUNTEERS, you should have a meal ticket from me to eat dinner.  It is a share a dish, we will be providing hotdogs or something.

Sunday:

Ride starts at 5:30 am.  On trail spotters need to leave for their spot by 5:45 am so as not to run over the riders and ruin their day.

Scribes should be ready to go with their vets, and in hold helpers be ready, around 7:30 am.  First riders could be coming between 7:30 am and 8:00 am

Around noon we will need the Top 10 weighing, Card Scanning, and Paperwork teams to step up and get ready.

Also around noon food will be available.  You should have a meal ticket from me.  When you go to eat, please be sure to have someone covering your job while you eat.  Find me, or ask someone close by.

Pretty simple this year.  I hope we all have a ton of fun helping the riders to have their fun!!!