Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Fw: Norco Riverdance part 3

On Mon, 2 Sep 2002 15:21:12 -0700, "Julie Herrera"
<julielh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Fred Beason, the head vet at Norco, talked at ride meeting 
>how important it is for riders to take of themselves as well 
>as the horses.  I think we all forget about that.  

That lesson was brought home to me Saturday.  I was expecting an easy
trail at the "urban" ride in Parker, Colorado, but I didn't get it.
It was a hot day for this time of year, and I was definitely having an
"off" day.  I also didn't drink enough.  Coming into the last vet
check I was having dizzy spells, with my vision washing out (like an
overexposed photograph).  I wasn't even thinking about not going on,
though, until I sat down while Kat took Sanshra to the vet.  Then I
crashed, I haven't felt so exhausted in a loooong time.  When Kat came
back and said the vet was holding Sanshra's card and wanted to
re-check him, that was all I needed ... I immediately decided to pull.
Sanshra was fine in a few minutes (his pulse had recovered quickly and
he drank a huge amount of water on arrival at the vet check) but I
just didn't want to risk going back out on the trail in *my*
condition.

Saturday, I WAS the weakest link ... goodbye!

-- 

Joe Long
jlong@xxxxxxxx
http://www.rnbw.com


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