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Re: [RC] Nationals and treatment - Dabney FinchI do agree with Heidi and Ranelle that riders should slow down when it is hot. Although most of the riders at the NC 100 did, there were some who were definitely in "race mode" and did not.But I don't want to see anyone jump to the conclusion that all the treated horses at the NC were ridden too fast for the ambient conditions. Not so. I know of at least two very experienced riders on experienced horses who were riding very conservatively (=back of the pack) and requested that the vet give their horses fluids after they pulled just to be on the safe side... I applaud that these riders would put their horses on the "treatment line" despite the fact that some other people at the ride (or on ridecamp) might therefore jump to the conclusion they overrode their horses.... Didn't we have a series of NC rides a couple of years ago to discourage the "racing," but then that was changed? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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