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I did consider that before I wrote it, but the WEC is not the average 
AERC ride. My understanding from talking with several people is most of 
the rest of the world pretty much puts the responsibility on the vets to 
pull the horse from the get-go. The team vets work to get the horses 
through the check. There have been instances where ice was used on a 
sore muscle prior to the trot out so the horse would trot sound and be 
able to go on. In championship FEI rides the vets are also very 
particular and very quick to pull. There is none of the "working as a 
team to get you through the ride."

So I don't believe that would be a problem. They could also institute 
extra testing - such as blood work at various points - to get a better 
ideal how a horse is doing.

Truman

Joe Long wrote:
> Rusty Toth wrote:
> ...
> > I believe FEI needs to put a larger restriction/responsibility upon the
> > riders for the way they ride the equine. I agree maybe a pull at
> > championship level should revoke the COC but is this far enough? I don't
> > believe so. Maybe if FEI would revoke a COC with any pull at any FEI 
> > event.
> > Maybe a rider who's horse need metabolic treatment at any FEI event 
> > should
> > be suspended from FEI level rides for say a year. Make it most 
> > imperative
> > that the riders FINISH the ride.
>
> Be careful what you wish for.  There's that old "unintended 
> consequences" thingy.  If you make it more costly to pull by having 
> penalties for pulling, you create an incentive for riders to not pull 
> when they know their horse is having problems but to try to hide the 
> problem and finish.


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