Ridecamp: Re: [RC] re: Angie and VC's

I don't think its about saving the rider a completion. I think the early 
vet checks are a good idea because it might save someone from having a sick 
horse. Why wait til 25 or 30 miles to see that your horse isn't recovering 
as well as he aughta be when you can see at a 9 mile pulse and go that the 
horse isn't going to be able to keep up with the front runners....

Of course, I don't ride very fast or race. In fact, I usually come in 
closer to dead last. I figure that if there is no way you could be going 
any slower, then you don't have to wonder if you're going too fast <bg>

Renee

<<At 10:10 PM 09/19/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> RM's do not need to make sure that horses get slowed down
> > early so they can get a completion. THATS the RIDERS JOB.  IMHO


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