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This kind of stuff was happening LONG before there ever was a Ridecamp, or
even an internet, or probably even desktop computers.  I witnessed such an
event in 1975 when I was a vet secretary.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ride Camp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 12:12 PM
Subject: [RC] Need opinions (was Preventing Treatment)


> > The only loss of a horse
> > for "exhausted horse syndrome" that I've ever had at a ride where I was
head
> > vet occurred for this very reason--the vet at the last check (very
competent
> > individual who really knew endurance horses, BTW)  allowed the horse out
> > with the provision that the rider walk the horse in, and next thing we
knew,
> > she had led the horse out of sight of the check and had gotten on and
come
> > in just as fast as she could.
> Maybe the rider did this because she had read on Ride Camp
> that if your feel your horse is tired and it is out on the
> trail in the heat with no water that it is esier on the
> horse trot than it is to walk. :)
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
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