Re: RC: Post-ride

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In a message dated 4/30/00 1:00:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tobytrot@bigfoot.com writes:

<< Rule 2.1.4--Each equine will receive a substantive physical examination
 of metabolic and mechanical parameters before the ride, at control points
 within the ride and AFTER THE RIDE (caps mine).
 
 I take this to mean the post-ride check is mandatory, RO pull or not.  That
 is how we do it at all our rides here (actually had a vet drive over to a
 guy's house to check his horse once, when he went home from the course!) >>

Good point, Terre.  The verbiage of that particular rule had gotten by 
me--but you're darn sure right--it's already "in there!"  I know in many 
cases we've checked out RO horses hours after the fact, in situations where 
there has had to be a major expenditure of energy and manpower to get 
seriously injured or ill riders to suitable medical help, but we've always 
tried to make sure that we DO ascertain that their horses are ok before they 
leave the ride site.  Just makes good sense, in view of this sport's goal of 
protecting the horses.

Heidi