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Re: [RC] Money for Necropsy - AprilFor around $100, I'd probably do it voluntarily. I just hadn't seen any actual figures discussed. $100 is a cheap way to give me closure. If Tanna died in the pasture or something, I probably would just think, "wow, life really sucks!" But if he died at an endurance ride, I'm sure I would wonder if it was my fault. Hopefully, the necropsy would give me an answer one way or another, or at least point one way or another. I suppose it's better knowing that I mismanaged him (so I wouldn't do it again) rather than imagining for the rest of my life. I'm not opposed to the idea of a necropsy, per se, just the mandatoriness of putting in the rules. However, if it was put in the rules, a $1 necropsy fee, to me, would fall under the "AERC pays" category. Sure, I pay a buck in each ride, but IF it happened to me, I wouldn't be bearing all the cost at once. On the other hand, if you ride LOTS of rides, a person might object to that and just want to pay IF their horse died, not $1 each ride. On an aside, a mare I (and a friend) were horse-sitting colicked and was put down while the owner was off getting married. The local rendering plant picked up the carcass for free. Horriblest thing I ever watched. If you ever have that done, just don't watch. My friend was hiding in the house and I had to stomach it with only the dog for company. It was worse than watching her go to sleep after the vet gave her a shot. Wasn't even my horse or even one of hers that I was especially fond of or close to, but the whole experience still makes my throat tighten. What a horribly depressing subject. I need some ice cream. April Nashville, TN P.S. Necropsy and Autopsy seem to mean the same thing. I looked it up in the dictionary. One pointed to the other. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> How much money are we talking here? $100? $500? $1000?'Bout a hunnerd bucks at CSU, if they didn't have to do toxicology screens or any of that fancy stuff.Voluntary, I pay. Mandatory, AERC pays.What about adding a flat buck to a ride entry a la the drug testing fee to pay for any necropsies during the year, and any leftovers go into a fund to pay for relevant research? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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