Ridecamp: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV

Heidi..Who ever made the film did not see the horses as I did...His
commentary during the video, particulary at the end, implied the he believed
the horses looked fine.  In fact...He did a wonderful job with the short
time he had. He simply videoed the horses during the ride in different
areas...Nothing wrong with that...Was it wrong that he videoed the horses
when they looked exhausted..should he have cut that part out of the video?
Don't think so! He simply showed it as it happened...and then its up to each
individual's interpretation. And from some of the private posts I have
received, many interpreted it the same way I did. The maker of the film did
not.

----- Original Message -----
From: Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Sandy Bolinger <bolinger@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV


> >Will
> > an exhausted and miserable horse still move along at 10 or 12 miles an
> hour?
> > The ones with the big hearts will until they drop dead only because we
ask
> > them to. Does that mean it is OK to keep asking..just because they
> will????
>
> No, it is not OK to continue to ride exhausted horses, just because they
> will continue to go.  But that is why we have veterinary standards.  Yes,
> some exhausted horses (not all, by any means) will go just because we ask.
> What they will not do is come back into the vet check and have sterling
> CRI's, eat like pigs, and look bright and cheery in hand.  From what I
saw,
> the vetting standards were strictly and uniformly enforced at this ride.
>
> I am disappointed that the horses were portrayed on film the way you
> describe.  It does not do justice to how they appeared in person.  Shame
on
> whoever made the film, would be my response, having seen the finishers in
> person.
>
> Heidi
>


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