RE: system failure at NASTR

["Corbelletta, Antonio" <Antonio_Corbelletta@affymetrix.com>]

I agree 100%.  I don't understand how there could not have been signs like
dehydration, slow recovery, and all the other things that vets look at.  I
know that the rider is responsible but in this case, if this is a AERC, ride
then AERC need to do an investigation to find out why the "system" failed.
The vet checks and vets are there for a reason and this case is why.  Either
the rider does not know any better or they don't care.  In any case the vet
system NEEDS to intervene.
Yes, the vets have hard job, but they must act to prevent this type of thing
happening.  If the vet checks can't prevent this then why waste out time
doing them?
I am not yet laying blame since the facts are not all in yet.  However, the
rider and team involved should somehow be held accountable.  

-----Original Message-----
From: jsalas [mailto:jsalas@tampabay.rr.com]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 7:41 AM
To: ridecamp
Subject: RC: system failure at NASTR


I am not sure what NASTR stands for but I will assume (man I hate to do
that) it was an endurance ride. I don't understand how this situation
happened if everything I have read is fairly accurate. If the horse was
galloping for 50 miles and conditioned to do that, it would have gotten
great scores at the vet check. If the horse was not conditioned for that,
I'm thinking that the vet scores had to start  showing  that at the first
check. Or at least the 2nd check. PLEASE UNDERSTAND, I AM NOT LAYING BLAME
TO ANYONE!!! Except for the person who was riding this horse because they
are ultimately responsible. Is this why a lot of the "hot rodders" are able
to get away with that kind of riding? Like I said, if the horse is trained
and conditioned to gallop for 50 miles, there would be no problem. If
Valerie Kanavy can finish a 100 miler in the times that she does, she is
cruising. But, the vet checks are suppose to be our safeguards. That is why
we have them. There should not be any horses dying at the end of a ride. An
accident is one thing, but running a horse to death just should not be
happening. If the horse was that bad at the end, it was bad at the vet check
before the end. It had to be. It is a sad story to say the least. Lisa
Salas, The Odd FArm