This news from Susan Garlinghouse is just so good that I had to share it. She has supported our sport of endurance riding since before becoming a veterinarian. I can remember relishing in her posts on the endurance.net forum as she would share information with regards to her studies on equine nutrition. She has always been generous and open with everyone and anyone wanting to pick her brain. My favorite part about reading her stuff or attending her presentations have always been her humor mixed with her intelligence. Shell definitely make you laugh but can also send you away scratching your head while knowing that you just had a conversation with a really smart lady!Shes a winner and a great asset and friend to the endurance community. We wish you the best of luck Dr G!! Hi folks, As most of you already know, I’ve been an AERC director-at-large for the past two years. I’ve nominated for another term and thought I would post my DAL statement here. Members will also be getting this and the other candidates’ statements in the mail along with their ballot in the next few weeks, but I thought I’d get the ball rolling. I see there are ongoing discussions about the recent recommendation of allowing omeprazole at preventative doses. I’ll comment on that when I’ve had a chance to play catch-up---I’ve been at the Bryce multi-day since last week and just got home very late last night. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM I have been an AERC member since 1989 and have ridden approximately 4,000 miles at all distances with a 95% completion rate. I have been an active member of the Veterinary and Education Committees for years. I have presented seminars at the international, national and regional levels on more occasions than any other AERC representative who doesn’t derive their living from doing so, and published dozens of educational articles worldwide on the nutrition, physiology and management of the distance horse. I am currently co-organizing an Endurance 101/201 clinic in my region, and am available as a volunteer to teach seminars for any other clinicians nationwide who can help get me into the right neighborhood. In the next few months, I’ll be speaking in Vermont, Canada, Denver, So Cal and in the Midwest regions. Over the past two years (and actually prior to that), I thought long and hard in supporting most of the recent changes in equine welfare proposals. I consistently voted to keep AERC records open to all, and I voted to allow the use of omeprazole at preventative doses. Space on this forum does not allow a thorough discussion of why I came to each of those decisions, but I welcome specific questions as to my thought processes. It is not a revelation that in order to remain a viable entity, AERC has a membership problem. There are many valid ways to approach this battle. Mine has been to make the introduction to endurance as informed as possible, thereby making first ride experiences less stressful, more successful and more fun. Im a put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is kind of girl, so as a new director-at-large, I took responsibility to write, narrate and co-produce five how to videos for newbies, published on our newly created AERC YouTube Educational Channel, as well as five videos from the 2014 AERC National Convention in Atlanta, available at youtube/channel/UCqx4Qhez7S753wqU5MCnJ4w My production team of Julie and Ken Herrera and I have staged and collected a large library of stock video, interviews with the masters and photographs to produce future videos currently in progress. We are about to release a continuous loop video for use at equine expos promoting the beauty, camaraderie and fun of our sport. As a director-at-large, I was previously elected not to represent just one region, ride distance or level of competition, but AERC as a whole. I take that very seriously indeed. As both a rider and veterinarian, I want to find a balance between keeping rides viable for both participants and ride managers, while providing responsible stewardship for the horses under our care. This isnt always an easy thing to do, and I spend many hours talking with experienced ride managers exploring possible pathways. When I do find projects worth developing, I dont sit back and advise others to make it so. Just providing an opinion or tweaking verbiage on a document alone isnt good enough for any member of the Board, though I do that as well when appropriate. I believe in taking personal responsibility for getting my hands dirty and, right or wrong, take ownership of the results. I am also a strong believer that AERC leadership needs to lead by public example, and as such, I work very hard to consistently demonstrate good sportsmanship, horsemanship, integrity and willingness to provide tangible support to my fellow riders. If I, or any Director, fails to do so, then we do not deserve your vote, period. AERC has a large Board of Directors, and we need directors ready to work, not just offer opinions. I encourage you to contact me, and the other DAL candidates, and discuss what demonstrable results they and I have produced since our last elections, and what they are willing to do, not just talk about. If I satisfactorily answer your concerns, then I would appreciate your continued support and vote. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:33:14 +0000
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