>Ever hear of Dr. Salk? Ever read any stats on the AIDS
virus and the life expectancy of anyone who now carries the virus as opposed to
those that were infected in the eighties?
Ever read the stats for AIDS
patients whom took some of the natural "old world" remedies vs modern medicine?
>>golly, I sure hope I don't park next to one of your horses that
has not been vaccinated for strangles, Potomac Fever, Rhino. and in case
you aren't included in the Mandatory COGGINS TEST that horses have to have to
cross borders, I want to inform you that there are indeed Mandatory tests that
our equine partners must have, and I am grateful for
it.
Yes, my horse has a Coggins. She gets one
every six months, and my vet tends to see her every month or so in the course of
things. She has blood tests regularly, but vaccines aren't worth the risk. She
gets Rabies (had it twice in six months now) and Tetanus.
Know what makes more horses Strangles
carriers? The new Intranasal vaccine, according to several vets in my area. It
scares me to take my mare in with vaccinated horses. What bearing does it have
that I don't vaccinate? Potomac Fever, Rhino, and Strangles probably won't kill
her since she's young, but the vaccines weaken their immune systems. WNV I
vaccinated for one year, but won't until the vaccine is more proven. Ever looked
at the adverse events reports on some of the vaccines? They're quite scary, so I
don't vaccinate for things that don't kill them.
>>Is that what you REALLY believe?
that you can just pass a drug test and that is it for doing the most challenging
sport in the equine world? You might be better off in the show
ring.
Well, I always heard that as long as your
horse was sound, happy, and drug free you could compete. Where was I wrong?
>>But the IDEAS shared on RC and this
thread is to try to prevent death and injuries to our equine athletics.
The death that started this thread
probably wouldn't have happend under a competent rider, unless I miss took the
entire thread. What good would a necropsy have done?
>>Many have talked about education, there
are books out there as has been pointed out for everyone to read. These books
are written by the best in Endurance, these people with more experience than I
will ever have in my life didn't come into this sport just to pass a drug test.
Read the books, if you already have, maybe you need a refresher course on how to
do endurance to the best of you and your horses ability and for the safety of
both you and to other riders.
They're guildlines to go by, and I take
some and leave some. I know what works for my horse, but when you start talking
about making some of the changes that have been discussed you're infringing on
personal freedom. I will not attend a ride that requires helments, though I will
probably wear one in competition. That's my personal decision. I do not believe
in being told how to live my life and care for my animals, period. We have rules
and safeguards now, from my point of view I don't see how additional rules would
have changed the death being discussed.
>I certainly do not have such a Cavalier
attitude that I would ever enter this sport to just compete and live my life. I
value my life, my horse's life and the lives of all the riders that I compete
with, and with the rules in place there is a much greater chance that all will
survive.
Rules only affect those that live by
them, the type of people to run a horse into the ground probably does not follow
rules in the first place. Why should I be required to wear a helment? What
bearing does it have on you whether I wear one or not? Are we going to require
healed shoes next? I'm sorry, I will not support rules such as that.
