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> The next chance you get, have a friendly vet (ride or personal) show you how
> to check the suspensory.  It is easy to feel, and the reaction is easy to
> notice.

That was my problem with the call I guess. I never saw any reaction. he 
also squeezed her pecs and said "sore withers" I was flummoxed at the 
different things the vet was calling. Why didn't he tell me she was sore 
somewhere else? I wasn't quite sure I believed him, plus he was calling 
horses with no noticeable lameness to the riders as grade one lame or 
better, so it made us all a bit doubtful.  I rode Wed., lightly, and there 
was no heat, fill, or soreness in any of her legs that I could tell.

I would have also thought that heat in one leg would have been consistent 
from one day to the next. I was upset b/c the vet never told me she had 
heat. He just marked it on her score card. Same with the suspensory. 
Shouldn't he have told me? What if I hadn't stayed for awards and gotten my 
cards and then done something that further injured her?

> Don't you just love the detailed NARK rules?

i don't really mind the rules, honestly. I enjoy the sport and plan to keep 
doing it.  I just get upset when I feel a judge is being random in his 
calls and taking points. Up to check out my horse was sitting 2-3 place and 
we lost 10 points at checkout and I'm not convinced that any of the things 
he docked me for existed. Ok, well, I believe she was sore in her withers, 
but found it interesting that it wasn't until he squeezed her pecs that she 
reacted. She had a very sore girth and he didn't even check or dock me for 
that, though I did lose a couple points for her clacking her teeth at me 
while he was busy hurting her.

This mare has always checked out with no heat, fill or soreness in any leg. 
We came to the ride knowing that we had a potential stifle issue and 
nothing came of that at all. She's been on Adequan and I've changed her 
feet for the moment to help her stifle along.  She was more fit than I've 
ever seen her at a ride. She was very bright and eager to go and never even 
acted tired, so I had a hard time understanding his calls. 


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