AERC Welcomes Platinum Sponsor EasyCare, Inc.

AUBURN, Ca.—The American Endurance Conference (AERC) is proud to announce EasyCare, Inc. as a Platinum Level Sponsor for the 2007 competition season. The Tucson, Arizona-based company is a leading manufacturer of performance products for horses and riders, including the revolutionary Easyboot.

The company also sponsors the AERC Membership Recognition Decade Teams Award ( www.aerc.org/long_table_list.asp), which recognizes riders who have ridden their own horse in at least one 50-mile ride (or greater distance) for 10 ride seasons.

“I am delighted that EasyCare has decided to join AERC as a Platinum Sponsor,” said AERC President Stagg Newman. “EasyCare provides the type of quality products that every endurance rider needs. My wife and I always carry Easyboots with us when we ride,” added Newman, who is an accomplished competitor. “We also use Easyboots in training during periods when our horses do not have steel shoes. They are a great product.”

EasyCare, Inc. has been a leader in the hoof boot industry since the invention of the Easyboot some 35 years ago. “Our business is the manufacture and sale of proven equine products that enhance performance, provide protection, increase comfort for the horse and rider, and enrich the overall human-horse experience,” said EasyCare, Inc. Director of Marketing Karen Chaton.

Chaton, herself an accomplished endurance rider, has logged more than 17,000 miles in AERC competition using Easyboots, and many more miles during training and conditioning rides.

“EasyCare has a long history of supporting and participating in the sport of endurance riding, going back more than 30 years with Dr. Neel Glass,” said Chaton. “Neel and his wife, Lucille, both rode more than 5,000 miles each on the same horse using Easyboots over bare hooves. The current company president, Garrett Ford, is himself a long-standing endurance rider.”

What began with the invention of the first Easyboot by Dr. Glass to help a beloved family horse suffering from navicular disease has since evolved into an entire line of hoof boots that provide an excellent alternative to iron shoes.

“This is due in part to the dedication, desire and diligence on the part of an incredible team of people,” said Chaton. “We are a company that cares deeply about horses, and we will continue to develop products that provide comfort, support and performance for our equine partners. We are more committed than ever to create innovative hoof boot designs with features and options that will allow horse owners to provide a natural hoof-care solution for their horses.”

Added Chaton, “The sport of endurance is an excellent way for our products to be put to the most extreme tests. We want to support the riders that support us.”

EasyCare’s product line includes eight different hoof boots, as well as EZ Ride Stirrups, Stowaway packs and gear, Shear Comfort Sheepskins and Comfort Pads. For more information about EasyCare, Inc. and the company’s products, visit www.easycareinc.com.

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The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) was founded in 1972 as the national governing body for endurance riding in the United States. AERC sanctions more than 800 events annually, is the leader in education related to the use of equines in long-distance riding and encourages the use, protection and development of equestrian trails in North America. AERC’s mission is to serve its more than 6,500 members and to promote endurance riding as a sport in which horsemanship and equine welfare are paramount. For more information about endurance riding and AERC, visit www.aerc.org.