A classic example of RO.....rider presents
horse at vet check and is passed to go on. Rider goes on, but realizes the
horse just is not responding as rider knows he should. SOMETHING is wrong,
but no one knows exactly what it is. Rider returns to vet check and pulls
self, for the welfare of the horse. Classic example of RO-M. What
could be simpler?
The way I understand these new pull codes is that, take your example, if
you present your horse to the vet and he's lame, you know he's lame and will
pull anyway. But, he's lame and the vet notes the horse is not fit to
continue IN HIS/HER OPINION. That is the "L" pull code. If you
*feel* your horse is off but the vet can't see it, in his/her opinion, your
horse is fit to continue. But you pull = RO for the reason of L.
If you decide to pull and don't present to the vet, then the code is
DQ.
Statistically, there is probably no difference on what code is
used. The bottom line is the horse either sustained an injury or
didn't.
Karen <karen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just what difference does it make statistically if a rider does a RO-L
pull and the horse pulled a suspensory and then needs 6 months off versus
one that is pulled L by the vets and in an hour later is totally sound
again, and has a full season without any problems.
Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink; secretary,
RRRSA Semper Obliquo (Always aside)
Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft
Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A.
"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if
that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" -
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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