[RC] RO, Fit to continue - Tom Dean
What do you classify a tired horse? His metabolic are good and he is not
lame, but the rider just does not want to push the horse. To statistically
call this horse lame or metabolic an error and distorts the numbers. And
why punish a rider who is overly cautious about their horse. There have
been people that have suggested using rider history to judge and sanction
riders or horses. There are people that do not want the stigma of a pull
and push their horses to completions that if there were a way to pull a fit
horse without this stigma, they would have pulled their horse. Also, horses
are judged by their completion records. Try to sell a horse with a couple
of metabolic pulls. Steph is right, this is not as simple an issue as some
people have described. A couple of years ago, I suggested to the BOD there
should be a category "Rider Option, Fit To Continue" (RO,FTC). This would
be for a horse that cleared the Vet Check, but the rider for whatever reason
does not want to push the horse. A rider/horse should rewarded for making
the right decision, not punished for having a pull and less horses would be
put in danger.
Tom
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