Been too busy to read all
of this thread, but just had to add my .02 worth, especially when I saw
this.
TERA (Texas Endurance Riders Association) and most
others in Central Region use the P&R Box just like the Southeast managers
do. With this method, there is no reason for the rider to be concerned with
'counting seconds' as their time stops when they step through the gate into the
box.
And TERA has Bo Parrish or Jerry Fagalde
to help those newbies who have trouble catching the pulse on any 'hard to hear'
equine. These two always tells the new pulse takers that if they have any
trouble hearing the pulse to just get Bo or Jerry's attention.
This gate or box should become the norm
across the country.... Then we wouldn't be hearing about those poor souls
pressed into service and getting darts stared into the back of their
necks. :-)
Linda Parrish
Kennard, TX
>
<snip>
>Secondly (and I think more
importantly) someone has to stress to
>the volunteers that it is COMMON
to have problems with some horses. They
>really need to have
it reinforced that the thing to do when they can't get a
>pulse is to ask
for help! Not to get too deeply into the psycho-babble
>here, but people have to get permission to admit it when they need a
hand.
>Otherwise, as two of our most illustrious members have
demonstrated, they
>just fib :-)
>
>Just my 2 cents -
anybody else have ideas about how to minimize this problem?
>
>pat
farmer