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Re: [RC] Preventing Treated Horses - Heidi Smith( Heidi, you have vetted many rides, any thoughts on whether most horses needing treatment are front running or further back?) Both spots are trouble spots. The other big issue is horses that have been pushed past their peak to get to a major event, and/or have had difficulties hauling to same, and are ridden anyway. One thing that I think would be good at rides such as championship rides, FEI events, etc., where people haul a long way and where all the "money, marbles, and chalk" are on one event, would be to have a pre-ride blood panel done on ALL horses, and apply that data at the pre-ride check as to whether each horse is a go or a no-go. I don't think this is an issue at most of our regular AERC rides, and I don't think this problem was so pronounced when we looked more at riding a horse for a season instead of peaking for a few special events. But the special event concept has GREATLY increased treatments, and therefore may well require some closer looks at horses before they are sent out on the trail in the first place. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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