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The HWC specifically doesn't keep these records - AERC requires the
information. The head vet must complete this form for each distance and give
to the RM to send to AERC. The info is collected - but whether it is
tabulated [so it can be analyzed] I don't know.

http://aerc.org/upload/VetPostRide.pdf

Kristen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-
> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Harper
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:49 PM
> To: Truman Prevatt; ridecamp
> Subject: Re: [RC] Myths - Bruce Weary
>
> Truman,  You have the right idea!  Let the data do the
> talking.
>
> Several people have posted me off-line that the HWC
> does not keep records on horses requiring treatment.
> The best we can do is look at metabolic pulls.  To
> look at "New Riders" you could look at the rider's
> ride record and compare the number of starts to the
> number of metabilic pulls.
>
> I bet an ace number cruncher like yourself could
> generate the stats in no time.
>
> Regards, Pete
>
> --- Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > The HWC committee could do an easy quick and dirty.
> > I assume the HWC has
> > statistics for all the treatments over the past few
> > years. Prioritize
> > those treatments into three categories, minor
> > metabolic, major metabolic
> > and accidents (rider falls off - horse runs into
> > fence, etc.).
> >
> > Break the treatments into distances categories - LD,
> > 50 to 95 and 100.
> > Then take from the database the total number of
> > starts in those
> > categories - both nationally and regionally. Then
> > calculate the
> > percentages of LD treatments in each treatment
> > category, 50 mile
> > treatments, etc. Do this nationally and regionally.
> >
> > You can do more but this simple number should be
> > quick and dirty to
> > calculate and provide some very relevant
> > information. If they want to
> > send me the treatment data - with the rider name
> > redacted of course I
> > will be happy to do it.
> >
> > The best way to expose myths is to simply run the
> > numbers. As Richard
> > Feynman was fond of saying - "Shut up and
> > calculate."
> >
> > Truman
> >
> > Peter Harper wrote:
> > > Bruce,
> > >
> > > We are all speculating.
> > >
> > > It would be very interesting to see the statistics
> > on
> > > the horses that have require treatment.
> > >
> > > I'm sure the Horse Welfare Committee maintains
> > records
> > > on how may horses require treatment every year.
> > > Truman or someone else goo with numbers should be
> > able
> > > to correlate the riders name with their AERC
> > record,
> > > ride distance, region or etc.  I've seen similar
> > > analysis on the pull rates by distance and region.
> > >
> > > This would put to rest the argument about if LD
> > riders
> > > are more or less responsible that endurance
> > riders.
> > > Regards, Pete
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