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RE: [RC] [RC] May 2007 Veterinary newsletter - Dodie SableI have to agree....I personally would pull if a vet said "You can continue but..." -----Original Message----- From: Truman Prevatt [mailto:tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 6:28 PM To: Jim Holland Cc: 'Dawn Carrie'; dodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] May 2007 Veterinary newsletter Jim Holland wrote: There are times when a Vet would like to pull a horse when "fit to continue" is marginal, but can't honestly do so. This interpretation allows the vet to "negotiate" with the rider. I have watched this many times while working rides. The Vet offers to let the rider go on with a warning to take it easy and indicating that a pull at the next check is very likely. However, if the rider agrees to quit now, they are given an RO, avoiding a pull. It's a win/win for the Vet....AND the horse. If the horse is deemed "fit to continue" and the rider CHOOSES to quit for ANY reason, it's a RO. The winner in what you described is the horse. The horse is either fit to continue or not fit to continue because he will either be allowed to go back our or he will be pulled. Of course nothing is ever "black and white" and there are often time that it would be better if a horse stopped although it is technically fit to continue. A RO - no matter if it is negotiated with the vet or not is perfectly valid IMO. Truman 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 Callsign KI4BEN -- "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong" Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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