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Re: [RC] Adios/Metabolic failures@ PAC - Joe LongOn Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:11:53 -0600, "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: There will always be those, though, who try to cover up an impending problem so as not to lose completion. And it is these horses that AERC wisely had in mind when making the endpoint the time of passing the veterinary exam. For the sake of the HORSES, if something happens later, riders should not have any particular incentives to NOT seek treatment. And after all it is the horses that are the important focus here. Yes, it isn't just the risk of people loading a horse that needs veterinary attention into a trailer and leaving to avoid losing their completion. A more pervasive problem would be the pressure it would put on all riders, when their horse just "didn't look right" or was showing early symptoms of distress, to "wait and see" for a while before calling the ride vet. We want to encourage people to call the vets' attention to any possible problem with their horse, not DIScourage them. And few people reduce their pace on a ride thinking, "Hmmm, if I don't slow down here he might colic around midnight." There must be an end-point to any competitive event, and I believe our end-point should be the one that best benefits the horse. I believe that is what we have now. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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