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Interesting, especially the article on the pull codes.  I'd never  
heard of the SF code.

It answers a question I had about pulls due to injury.  In fact, one  
of my rides is mis-labeled.  It is listed as an RO, and it should be  
an SF.   No option about it -- he needed sedation and stitches.


On Jun 18, 2007, at 11:49 AM, Michael Maul wrote:

> The latest veterinary newsletter can be reached from the AERC home  
> page  http://aerc.org  Vets pull down menu under Forms
>
> or directly at
>
> http://www.aerc.org/upload/VetNL0507.pdf
>
> As always. it contains useful information for members as well as  
> informing us what one of our committees is doing.
>
> In the article "Post-ride fatalities on the increase" there's a  
> statement worth considering:
>
> There appears to be somewhat of a stigma amongst riders associated  
> with fluid therapy in their horses. As veterinarians, we need to  
> work together to rid the sport of this stigma. It will virtually  
> always benefit a horse to have fluid therapy post-ride. It is not  
> worth losing one’s horse to a very treatable condition such as  
> ileus merely because of this stigma.
>
> There's a number of other good observations in this article that  
> members should be aware of.
>
> There's also more on "Misuse of the “Rider Option” Pull Code"
>
> "The RO is to be used only if the rider cannot continue or elects  
> not to continue due to their own illness, injury or personal  
> circumstances. If a rider is electing not to continue, the horse  
> must still be examined by the ride vet (all horses entered in AERC  
> sanctioned rides are to be examined by a control vet regardless if  
> the rider is electing not to continue) and the horse must be deemed  
> fit to continue in order to use this code."
>
> Mike
>
>
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