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Sorry, but I must disagree with your statement in it's entirety. The intention of having the Vets at the ride is not to be able to treat the horses but to assure the horses are in fit condition to start the ride, continue the ride and to complete the ride in a fit condition. There is no provision for the treatment of horses with in the AERC Rules and Regulations. There is a provision for the regulation of riders that have horses requiring treatment at rides but it is not enforced except at the lowest level.(pulling at a vet check or denial of completion at the finish) Continued incidents of treatment being required could be considered by some as abuse. I quote from the AERC Rules and Regulations preamble; "the competitor is ultimately responsible for self and mount before, during and after an endurance ride" IT IS NOT UP TO THE VET TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HORSE OR FIX YOUR MISTAKES. Yes, there is the occasional crash that is a surprise, but the incident of treatment is far beyond that parameter at many rides. I venture to say that many of the treatments are occasioned by the rider ego and reluctance to admit their ignorance of how the horse is feeling. Flame on, but these observations are based on twenty five years of endurance riding with the best(and poorest)of riders in the country. Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID ----Original Message----- From: DigDahlias@aol.com [mailto:DigDahlias@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 7:13 AM To: ridecamp@endurance.net Subject: RC: Re: Re: Horses requiring vet care at Tevis I forgot to ad, I totally agree with IV fluids when absolutely necessary. That's a primary reason we have vets there. Stacey in LA =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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