Ridecamp: Re: [RC] leaving early

> The IDIOTIC RICKY-RACER types who get their horses pulled for metabolic
and
> then load them up in a trailer (right after taking off the IV of fluids)
are
> STUPID.  Now that is not a broad brush.  It is quite specific, and I stand
by
> it.  Haven't just heard about it.  Watched it.  I'm not being nasty.

For the record, many that are loaded up "right after taking off the IV
fluids" are SENT out of camp by the veterinarians treating them, and are
being sent either directly to a clinical facility where they can be better
monitored, or are being sent closer to civilization where they can have
access to a clinical facility if they need one.  Although a few ride vets
have portable equipment to run bloodwork, etc., such things are still not
the norm.  It is a testimony to the knowledge of our ride vets that horses
are so ably treated in situations that make a MASH unit look like medical
luxury.  Once they are stable, it is often in the horse's best interests to
get out to a situation where there is more technology available for
evaluation and followup.

Heidi


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