RE: [RC] Release to treat - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM
Speaking only for myself, I would never refuse to treat a horse
in trouble just because I didn’t have the credit card number right in
front of me. A well written consent specifying the owner will be
financially responsible is good enough, and I haven’t gotten burned yet.
Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Beth Walker Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:44 PM To: ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] Release to treat
Thanks Susan! I'm trying to draft one of these up too,
so this was a big help. It is really a good idea.
Regarding the credit card number -- I can certainly
understand including it if the authorization is left at the vets office.
However, some folks might have a different situation. For example,
my horse is boarded at a local facility, and while they have my preferred vet
on file (who already has my CC number), there is no guarantee that they will be
the ones called in an emergency. To be effective, a copy of the release
would need to be left with the boarding stable owner. Not all boarding
stables (including mine) have enough security that I would be comfortable doing
that.
Any suggestions?
I was also thinking that including pictures of the horse
would be a good idea, especially any distinguishing marks.
On Jul 23, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM
wrote:
Somewhere on the consent should also be a reasonable description
of the horse, not just “my horse Fuzzy Flyer”, good contact
information, an address, a credit card number (ideally, one you are authorized
to have) and original signature.
