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Lilean Nicolaison Lilean@xxxxxxxxxxx
Excuse me ridecamp moderator.  At the PAC games, I saw 6 horses (with my 
own eyes) that were in serious metabolic failure  including dehydration, 
chemical imbalances, severe diarrhea.  I saw others that were brought in 
due to "lameness" that later became metabolics, that were not in the 
statistics that you counted.  And I saw several others that were metabolics 
that returned to stable within a shorter time.  Also, there were other 
serious incidents and metabolic failures at the Kings vet check.  Do you 
truly believe that my bringing this topic up to ridecamp is 
"irresponsible"???  Lilean Nicolaison   Lilean@xxxxxxxxxxx

[Moderator: there seems to be some confusion concerning the expression 
"Excuse me..." which starts this message?? This post responds to comments 
not from the moderator, but from another member of the list.

There were 17 horses treated at the PanAms for Metabolic issues. There were 
50 horses that were neither treated nor considered lame during the 
competition. There were 2 horses,  which I brought home, which both 
completed soundly and healthily, looked great in the morning and were not 
compromised by the stress of the competition. 50 riders rode smart (and 
fast). My congratulations to all the finishers at the 2003 PAC.

Ride Smart, Drive Safe, and Stay on Trail.
]


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