Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: RC: Re: RE: Dead Horse at
NASTR
Absolutely, and I in no
way advocate any removal of that responsibility, or shirking of it. I just
think all would be served better with more one on one help for first
time riders. It would be a shame to have to legislate that, I
seems that the volunteer plan doesn't seem to be working. I recd a note from a
gal that has been on the mentor list for 2 years, only one call, I have been
on it for a year, and no calls. So I'm nobody any way, have any of the
higher profile riders had requests for help? Maybe it would be better
served to finds out why it is not working. So, Any newbies out there
contemplating your first ride? tell us what young think, would you like to
have a sponsor? Have you tried, How did it go? Help us out here.
Annie
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:22
AM
Subject: RC: RE: Dead Horse at
NASTR
I always like to hear Dave Nicholson's ride meeting speeches
at the rides he
vets. He places responsibility for the horse's
welfare directly in the
hands of the rider. The following is a
direct quote from Linda's post.
"From what I understand this was the
horse's first
race, the mare was galloped the entire way, at the last vet
check
the vet told the rider to walk her horse all the way in,
however,
her "coach" overruled her and told her to keep her
moving."
Please note that the vet told the rider to walk her horse
ALL THE WAY IN. I
have been to rides where the same instructions
were given to a rider and
when the rider thought he was out of sight from
the vet he trotted and
cantered in. When this was reported to the
vet he refused to give a
completion to that horse. This was a horse
that could have passed a final
vet check, but I say hooray to that vet
for sticking to his guns. (And I
knew the horse and rider this
happened to.) It would be nice to second
guess the vets and have
lots of 'what ifs' and 'could have beens', but it
all comes down to the
fact that the rider holds the well being of the horse
in his or her hands
and bears the ultimate responsibility if something
happens to that
horse.
BTW, NASTR stands for Nevada All State Trail
Riders.
Happy Trails,
Marci Cunningham
Bakersfield
CA
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