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RE: [RC] Over ridden? - Steph TeeterKat - I don't agree with your statement that any horse which is removed from competition has been over-ridden or 'ridden beyond its level of ability'. Regarding lameness - there are many factors which can cause a gait abberation, or lameness, which are not related to over-riding which you state is related to fitness for the job. (e.g. bruised foot, twisted ankle, blow from an object, thrown shoe, etc). Likewise not every metabolic pull is caused by over-riding or lack of fitness for the job (e.g. dehydration, travel stress, sickness, anxiety, ulcer, extreme heat, extreme cold, azotoria, etc. ) You are oversimplifying the innate challenges of this sport. There is a lot of risk associated with asking a horse to travel 100 miles in one day, whether it is fast or slow, and to punish or ban riders who do not complete the course is an arbitrary punishment. It may sound good in theory when applied to riders who DO over ride their horses, but not every disqualification is because of over-riding Basing a ban upon simply being disqualified, would probably eventually reduce the number of entries to the point that there was no competition, i.e. not much of a World Championship. If your goal is to prevent riders or nations from repeatedly pushing horses beyond their limits, then you need to find a way to identify just that. Steph ------------------------------ Richard Allen said: To suggest that a horse eliminated for a minor lameness which has disappeared the next morning has been 'over-ridden' to an extent that merits some sort of ban just doesn't tally with what actually happens at most rides. (Kat) A horse that has been removed for the competition because it was sufficiently lame to be deemed not fit to continue WAS over-ridden (i.e. it was ridden beyond its level of fitness). And it is the fact that "it doesn't tally with what happens at most rides" is that at most rides there are lots of riders who over ride their horses (myself included, BTW). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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