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Re: [RC] CRI and steths vs. handhelds - rides2far@xxxxxxxx

Regarding recent discussion on CRI, has anyone else has 

experienced acertain level of subjectivity in conducting of CRI's and 
pulse taking ingeneral?

Only problem I've had with a vet is an inexperienced ride vet taking 
the second CRI pulse immediately when the horse gets back from the 
trot-out instead of waiting out the full minute. When I said 
something he was defensive, but then he didn't seem concerned that my 
horses' CRI jumped up since everyone else's had too (with his 
method). 

I just eased over and mentioned it to the head vet since I knew he 
would have better luck not seeming threatening and could explain 
proper proceedure. Sometimes a new vet is so paranoid that we're 
going to argue that they put up a tough front and won't negotiate.

One of the only other times I argued with a vet was when my horse 
wasn't down when I entered a fairly empty P&R area. They let me stay 
there rather than exit and re-enter, waited a minute then he was 
down. Since the pulse in-timer had written my time down as the time I 
entered the first time, they gave me the time I would have had if 
he'd been down right off. I tried to explain but the timer thought I 
was trying to take advantage and shut me down. Actually, I was trying 
*not* to take advantage! Had the same problem with Joe Long once when 
I was a timer. Took him forever to convince me to *add* 10 min. to 
his hold time. :-)

P.S. I've never seen a vet use a hand held, but if you ever have some 
timer getting "60" for every horse they check, see if they're wearing 
their wrist watch on the same hand they're holding the thing with. 
Sometimes they're checking their watch, not the horse.

Angie


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