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Re: [RC] OUCH - Joe LongOn Mon, 6 Jun 2005 02:04:01 -0400, "Cynthia Eyler" <eylerca@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Diane, I was commenting on the fact that Joe said this was a problem known to him at that time -- "True, he was a bit off at the pre-vet, but at that time he was having that problem at some rides and he always warmed up out of it and was 100% sound by the first vet check. My telling them that didn't cut any ice, so I saddled up and rode him a couple of miles and brought him back to the vets." -- and I thought it worth mentioning, for newbies, how this sort of situation could best be handled by the rider. You make a good point, but his "problem" was subtle (and intermittent) and I had never been denied starting because of it at any other ride, before or after that one. So I wasn't expecting it to be an issue. Yes, I certainly wished I had taken him out for a couple of miles before going for vet-in the first time, I believe we would have started if I had. The reason I never went back to the ride was not out of pique, but because I didn't think it was prudent to travel that far to a ride (800 miles from home) when I could expect to encounter "adversarial" vets and the prospect of not being allowed to start. I have the greatest respect and admiration for 99% of the vets I've encountered in this sport, we all owe them a great deal. It's a shame that every once in a while we encounter something like this. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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