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Jim, 

    On the surface this sounds good, but who polices it?  Would it be up to 
the already "over-worked" ride manager to determine that the horse / rider 
was on "suspension"?  You can't let the office do it, because they would 
always be "behind". 

thanx eric 


Jim Holland writes: 

> However you "tweak" it, the result of this type of rule would be that AERC
> would target ONLY those riders who are consistently riding their horses into
> metabolic distress and/or horses that probably should not BE endurance
> horses. It is totally transparent to the rank and file Endurance rider.  
>
> In addition, no "judgment call" has to be made by any AERC committee or
> official as to whether John did or didn't override his horse.  If he gets
> the metabolic pulls, he's gone. Knowing what will happen is a pretty good
> deterrent.   
>
> This proposed 30 minute rule not only impacts every Endurance rider out
> there for an unknown potential benefit, but creates potential logistical
> problems for ride management and the vet crew. 
>
> JMHO... 
>
> Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic 
>
> Richard T. "Jim" Holland
> Three Creeks Farm
> 175 Hells Hollow Drive
> Blue Ridge, Ga 30513
> (706) 258-2830
> www.threecreeksarabians.com
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k s swigart
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 1:15 PM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] A Much Better Proposal 
>
> Jim Holland said: 
>
> > "If John Jones and Dobbin get a metabolic pull,
> > then Dobbin cannot compete in another ride for
> > a month.  If Dobbin gets a 2nd metabolic pull, he is
> > done for the year.  If John Jones on ANY horse
> > gets 3 metabolic pulls in a ride season, he is done
> > for the rest of that season."
>
> I, personally, think this is a much better proposal for ensuring the
> welfare of horses; although I would change it slightly such that it
> would be John Jones who cannot compete on Dobbin in another ride for a
> month or a year (somebody else may be able to better manage Dobbin
> during a ride).  However, if Dobbin gets three pulls under any rider,
> then it should, indeed, be Dobbin who has to take the break. 
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
> :) 
>
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