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On Mar 3, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Chris Kaznowski wrote:
> Something that did give me pause was some aspects of discussions  
> about treatment vets at rides.  Dr. Frazier mentioned that he has  
> been at rides where he needed to get IV bags and tubing from RIDERS  
> who had them as emergency supplies.  Also, a N CA vet brought up a  
> sad case at a remote ride where a horse in trouble failed to get  
> treatment in time because of mis-communication with a local clinic  
> and then a long drive to a full service vet hospital.  The vet  
> committee is working on guidelines for treatment vet policy.  
> Treatment vets are apparently standard in some regions, including  
> NW, but I mostly ride in the West region, which has no such  
> standard.  I guess I will continue to light candles to the  
> appropriate deities and choose my rides carefully.

This one would give me pause, too.  I had never considered bringing  
IV bags and tubing to a ride, being under the impression that this  
was the responsibility of the treatment vet, or the head vet if there  
was no designated treatment vet.  I do understand that the vets have  
to guess how much they will need, and they may run short if a large  
number of horses need treatment.  So ....

So - question - do these supplies need to be refrigerated?  What is  
the effective life span - can I keep them around for a year or two?

For that matter, what do people consider (vets - please jump in) to  
be a good "endurance ride" vet kit for the average rider to bring  
with them to base camp?



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