Re: Horses requiring vet care at Tevis

["Joan Dowis" <jdowis@foothill.net>]

WELL SAID!

Joan Dowis

----- Original Message -----
From: "DreamWeaver" <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>
To: <Onefarmgirl@aol.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:50 PM
Subject: RC: Horses requiring vet care at Tevis


> At 06:41 PM 07/21/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >We seem to be learning more every day about the physiology and
> >exercise metabolism of these horses - could it be that we aren't
succeeding
> >in making the sport safer for them?    Whadaya all think?
> >pat farmer
>
> Well, since you asked <G>.
>
> I think that probably the horses people saw treated were being treated as
a
> preventative and not as a requirement.  Meaning, that they wanted to
> rehydrate the horses asap and not take any chances.  Who cares how it
looks
> if the horses are being taken care of and nothing serious happens in the
end.
>
> I don't think it is up to the vets or the RM to make the sport safer for
> us.  Each of us is 100% responsible for our own horses, and if more people
> went prepared to rides like Tevis and *listened* to what they are told
> about this ride, there wouldn't be as many problems.
>
> They can study and research endurance horses from now until the end of
> time, but until individual rider learn to listen and pay attention to
their
> own horses and ride accordingly, it won't make any difference.  People go
> to Tevis with horses that have 3.0 body scores, or that have never
> electrolyted, or their horse tied up the month before, or has never done
an
> AERC ride, or has never been ridden on a technical trail, or been in a
> large group of horses, doesn't drink and eat well......and/or has a rider
> that isn't used to riding 35 (tough) miles to the first vet check.  For
> some it is an excellent learning experience and they come back again
better
> prepared. Others aren't so lucky.
>
> k
>
>
>
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