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WRSINOSKY@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Truman wrote:
>
> Many horses take longer to recover at the first check than any other
> check since they are still excited and the first check is normally
> exciting. It has nothing to do with recovery.
>
> That would be Doimas to a "T".  He will be down and relaxed coming 
> into the check, then when he sees all the horses and activity, his 
> pulse zooms up. Same thing happens if his riding buddy disappears or 
> when new horses so much as walk by. It can be a real pain to get him 
> to calm down.
>
> Cindy Edwards
> Buckeye, AZ
That's why the AERC needs to look at some hard cold numbers before any 
decisions are made on this. It might be that this type of rule only 
kicks in after 25 miles. My old mare would take longer at the first 
check (if it were less than 25 miles out)  than any other check. She was 
still bouncing off the walls. She did get better with experience but a 
little of it was always present. After the first 25 miles - she would 
fly through the checks.

Truman

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