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Re: [RC] what's the point... - Susan GarlinghouseAnd the sooner we start working from that premise the more likely we are to make progress in mitigating the risk on our horses. I agree with you 100%, T. I think it's a Big Picture kinda deal. Susan Garlinghouse DVM Endurance rides are a major stress factor on the horse. We ask them do this for us. They do not voluntarily do it on their own no matter what me might like to think. They would just as soon be in the field muching on grass. We ask the to do it, and they do. Because of that we have the responsibility for their welfare not only on the trail but in trying to insure the sport is as safe as possible for our equine friends. Our responsibility to the welfare of our horse does not end when we get off the trail. Truman Susan Garlinghouse wrote:Howard wrote: I'm not saying we're risking death just by going to a ride. I *am* saying that Howard is right in that we shouldn't pussyfoot around and pretend that endurance is not a stressful event, and that 99% of the time, metabolic trouble occurring at a ride is occurring *because* that horse is at a ride. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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