Re: RC: Re: "Deadman" Endurance Ride

[DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>]

I did a 50 last year where we were expected to take our own pulse before 
presenting, same deal. Nobody complained.  It was a larger ride than Deadman.

k

At 11:12 PM 04/10/2000 -0400, Debbyly@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 4/10/00 5:08:30 PM, sbrown@wamedes.com writes:
>
><< >L.D. Rider LDRNotTrailTrash@aol.com
> >I wanted to get some feedback from the LD riders that participated in the
>ride this past weekend.  The general feeling in basecamp after the ride
>meeting was not good.
>
>Is this a troll?  There was no name on the lengthy note on how awful the
>management was towards the LDers.  Someone trying to incite a flaming session?
>
>Sue
>  >>
>There was a lady at the pre-ride meeting who seemed to have a chip on her
>shoulder about LD.  She took great offense to the fact that there were
>restrictions placed on LD's that were not imposed on the 50's.  Read Steve
>Shaw's post to understand what went on.  I don't know if she was the one who
>posted.  It would really be a stretch to interprete what was said as
>offensive.  Steve was trying to provide a learning situation.  Courtesy
>checks make it possible for a rider to get through vet checks without knowing
>how to take the horse's pulse.  There were people available to teach anyone
>who wanted to know the different ways to take the pulse with and without a
>stethoscope.  The penalty was not for not knowing how to take the horse's
>pulse, but for presenting as horse as down when the horse was, in fact, not
>down.  This is one of the functions of limited distance rides, an opportunity
>to learn.  There are no courtesy checks if you are out in the wilderness on a
>training ride and you need to take your horse's pulse to evaluate a possible
>problem.  If you already know how to take the pulse, this is not a problem.
>If you don't, this is an opportunity to learn.  You need a pretty big chip on
>your shoulder to find this offensive.
>
>Debby
>
>
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