Here's a question regarding R.O. pulls. Recently my mare coliced a
few miles from the end of a ride. We pulled her saddle and walked her and
in about 10 minutes her heart rate was at 32 and stayed there. She showed
no more pain. The lady riding with me headed for camp to get a vet and I
started walking my mare up the hill to the next road. We were able to put
the saddle back on her and she was fine with it. I would not ride
her. As far as I was concerned she was pulled from the ride. When
the vet arrived at the next road she pronounced her fit to continue. I
rode back to camp with the ride manager and some other people led my mare back
to camp. She arrived in camp and dropped to 32 almost immediately. I
pulled her - R.O. because vet said I could have continued. So her record
should read RO-M. Instead it reads as a metabolic pull. I plan to
question it but in the meantime how would others have done this. There was
no way I would have ridden her. She didn't need a ride as she was fit to
continue. Her colic was unknown causes. Vet said maybe she was
coming in heat but by the end of the next day she showed swelling in her face
from the corners of her mouth to her cheek bones. She got into something
she was alergic to. So, is this a true rider option - m. or
what?
