At the last AERA meeting a rule change was proposed by QERA in relation to the age at which our juniors can ride unaccompanied. This rule change lifts the age by 2 years. This will mean that juniors must be accompanied by an adult (and cannot ride alone or with another junior) until they are 12 years of age. The age is taken as the junior’s age on the day or the ride.
Rule 27.2 will be amended to:
27.2 Riders are subject to the following minimum age requirements on the day of the ride:
a) To ride unaccompanied by an adult – 10 12 years.
b) To ride in the Tom Quilty Gold Cup – 12 years.
c) To ride a stallion – 18 years.
To assist with voting at the next AERA meeting on this rule the VERA SMC is seeking feedback from the membership as to whether this proposed rule change is supported. Please comment and let us know what you think.