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PLEASE USE THE ABOVE LINK TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS TO RECEIVE THE CONVENTION RATE.  YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE HOTEL DIRECTLY AND MAKE RESERVATIONS. BE SURE TO TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE WITH MRER.

MRER Convention and Awards Banquet

February 7-9, 2025

        Best Western Plus Loveland Inn

5542 E US Highway 34, Loveland, CO 80537

From the NORTH: Take EXIT 257 - Head west. Gradually move to the left
lane and follow it to Rocky Mountain Blvd. where you can make an easy U-turn. We are south/east of the
Conoco.
From the SOUTH: Take EXIT 257 - Head west. Cross over I-25. Travel
down to Rocky Mtn Blvd and make a U-turn. We are south/west beside the Conoco.

Special Convention Rate: $98/queen double or king (includes breakfast)

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

MRER Bingo/MRER Password: Cash bar with light appetizers 6-10 PM, Bingo begins at 7:00 PM.  Win ride entries! We will have four games with a break in between for the first MRER Password. Two teams will compete for an additional chance to win ride entries. So brush up on your MRER history and trivia and endurance language.  It’s going to be a blast! Be there!

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Morning Sessions:

Session 1

Nancy Loving, DVM "Optimizing Your Horses Soundness and Longevity"

In this presentation, Nancy will review some basics on conditioning - as it relates to structural strength of the limbs — and also how people can assess their horse’s limbs through practical steps. Many times, these steps are overlooked, and a rider doesn’t look at legs till there is a problem.
She will discuss conformation and its effects on soundness including what to do if you have the "less than perfect" horse (crooked limbs, club foot, hoof issues, etc). She will also discuss the new-ish information on leg boots and how they need to be managed. as well as joint therapies so riders know what to ask their vets about. 
 

Session 2

Nancy Loving, DVM "A Proactive Approach for a Great AERC Ride"

In this presentation, Nancy will use her decades of experience as a rider, veterinary judge and treatment veterinarian to
 talk through some of the strategies to avoid the many mistakes she witnessed over the years.
This presentation will not only provide info on how to keep a horse’s metabolic condition happy during events, but also how to help keep help keep horses as sound as possible.
She will also present some tips on how riders can optimize time and horse care in vet checks.
This presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

 

Nancy Loving has been involved in the endurance world since 1983 as a rider and veterinarian and as an FEI-sanctioned veterinarian and as team vet for the United States Equestrian Federation national endurance squad. She brings knowledge to these pursuits drawn from her own experience training and competing her endurance horses. Loving has authored five books, including her comprehensive equine health care publication All Horse Systems Go. Her other books include Go the Distance: The Complete Resource for Endurance Horses, Conformation and Performance, Veterinary Manual for the Performance Horse, and First Aid for Horse & Rider.  Loving regularly writes for The Horse and Horse Illustrated magazines.

Afternoon Sessions:

Session 1 & 2

Naomi Preston, "TTEAM/TTOUCH for Endurance"

Naomi will teach you the techniques and uses for TTEAM. Developed by internationally recognized horsewoman Linda Tellington-Jones, the method, based on cooperation and respect, offers a positive approach to working with horses.  Tellington Ttouch® for horses provides you with the skills to help horses be their best selves.  The techniques and exercises help promote optimal performance and health, providing solutions to common behavioral and physical problems.  Horses demonstrate marked improvement in their athletic skills, and increased willingness and ability to perform. Not only does the horse benefit, but a deeper rapport grows between horse and rider, due to increased understanding and more effective communication.

 

Naomi Preston has been endurance riding since 1985, and became a TTEAM Practitioner in 1990.  She is probably best known for her AERC Hall of Fame Horse, Mustang Lady.  Adopted as a wild horse from the Idaho BLM and trained by Naomi, Mustang Lady achieved over 5,000 miles in the sport of Endurance Riding, 73 starts, 72 finishes, and 25 100 Mile rides. Some of their accomplishments include:  AERC National Champion; 2nd & 4th place Tevis Cup finishes;  Race of Champions Solo Champion; FEI Individual Bronze Medal; and two FEI TEAM Bronze Medals.   

Naomi has also worked extensively with Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Race Horses.  TTOUCH was instrumental in improving their racing performance, as well as relaxation and recovery after races.                                                                                         
Naomi and Mustang Lady were also selected to represent the U.S. at the World Endurance Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. Now, with over 14,000 miles of competition, Naomi is competing with her husband's mount for 5,000 miles, Fire Mt Malabar, now with over 8,300 miles. Malabar was named to AERC's Hall of Fame in 2019.  Naomi credits TTEAM as an important part of her horses' endurance riding success. 

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Trade Show/Raffle/Used Tack Sale

Check out new items in endurance gear for both horse and rider. Restock electrolytes, easy boots, supplements, and other essentials for the upcoming ride season. Sell your unused saddle and tack.  Buy more raffle tickets!

 

Awards Banquet : Auction, Heads or Tails, Year End Awards, Partners and Hall of Fame, come celebrate the year’s successes.

 

 

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Board of Directors Meeting- 9:00 am 

Mark your Calendars! Registration opens December 15, 2024