Re: dead mare at NASTR

["Tamara Jane Habberley" <tamarahabberley@lineone.net>]

This is not to trivialise what was clarly a horrible incident , but ....Im a
bit perplexed by the horses on IV thing. I (rather obviously) know the main
cause for it , i.e. the need to pump fluids into the horse after
dyhydration. What I dont understand is when its neccessary on an ostensibly
very fit, well ridden horse.

I have wittnesed it a few times in the UK, where we do occassionally get hot
weather. What I found very strange is that my big , heavy cob competing in
the same class in weather he finds hard to tolerate had only minor tenting
of the skin at the end of a fast hot ride. He also sweats like a pig. Im not
the greatest rider in the world ( still learning all the time).

It sort of makes me wonder if some bloodlines are more prone to tieing up
and /or dyhydration than others. I wonder if anyone can think of a way of
maybe checking this statistically?

Tamara
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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: RC: dead mare at NASTR


> sindy mccosker sindymccosker@hotmail.com
> Your right, this isn't the place to air the gory details of the sport, but
> where is?  The fact is a horse died, no matter who is at fault! And this
> is something that happens in this sport!  By not talking about it you are
> not doing the new people to the sport a favor.  People need to know that
> you can kill your horse by riding it too hard.  You can also loose your
> horse through no fault of your own.
>
> In 1999 we were at Forest Hill watching the riders coming into the vet
> check at the Tevis, and yes there were horses lined up on IV's.  It does
> happen, it is part of the sport.  Most of the folks who ride endurance
> take exceptional care of their horses, but there are also new people who
> are coming into the sport.  People who know NOTHING about horses.  They
> think a horse is a machine that will go, and go, and go.  These are the
> ones who need to know that horses are animals, and you CAN kill them.
> Arabians especially will go above and beyond for their owners.
> I'm not sure why this subject should be kept quiet.  No names have been
> named, no accusations made.  It happened and we need to keep it from
> happening again.  If this happened in the show ring everyone would be
> outraged.  David Boggs was barred from the show ring for cosmetically
> changing horses in his charge.  I'm not sure why the death of a horse at a
> ride does not outrage people.  I guess I am just too naive.
>
>
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