Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Pacing at Vetting alowed?

>It shouldn't be a problem...but make sure you get the
right vet!? LOL? I ride 
>a Standardbred and at one ride she got straight A's all through -
except for 
>one vet at the midway point who said she looked "a little
odd" at the trot.? 
>Several people tried to point out that she was a Standardbred and so
her trot 
>was very different from the 100 or so Arabs he had been watching all
day.? 
...? It 
>SHOULD be okay, but being "different" can have its
drawbacks!? 


Yes, it can be a problem.  I had a Fox Trotter/Arab cross that I
competed on in NATRC and Endurance.  Had to explain his different
gait to every vet.  It got to be a real nuisance and I was
constantly worried about it.

Amber



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