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[RC] state fair express unofficial ride results - shermanI hope not to dig myself a deeper hole here, but I think you misunderstood my point. I'm not upset or arguing the grading, just wishing the difference between a relaxed (or bored) horse and a fatigued horse was more clear, NOT that the vet should have the responsibility to try to determine the difference. And wouldn't it be nice if gaiting was more easily recognizable. I know it's not though because I have 2 TWHs on the other side of my fence and after 3 years seeing them moving around nearly every day, I still think they move funny, no offense meant. I've never seen them trot, even at liberty, but they were show trained and I'm sure that trotting was not allowed at all. OTOH, a friend recently bought a MFT and he will trot quite readily under saddle, probably not in hand because he has to be moving pretty fast or going uphill to break into a trot. And sometimes it is very hard to tell exactly what he is doing with his feet because he'll get excited and mix up his gaits. I sure wouldn't want to have to judge that. So that's it, just observations. I've never argued a vet score and never will. I couldn't imagine someone arguing over a score when they'd just been awarded BC, or even if they didn't get BC. Kathy I am continuously baffled why riders continue to be upset over getting a B on anything consistently throughout a ride, even more so when the same vet has just okayed you for a COMPLETION, as in Fit To Continue. Be upset about an A at vet-in, then a B at VC 1, then a C at VC 2, then a Pull plus or minus treatment. The riders in my area know that I rarely give an A for anything if the horse looks like it's left the barn---so what? I very often grade a horse as a B if for whatever reason, they are less than up and dancing on their toes---as long as the score does not deteriorate throughout the day, it only means to the vet(s) to take a close look to make sure you are differentiating between a naturally relaxed moving (or bored) horse versus a fatigued horse. I am increasing of the opinion that a vet card should consist of an "Okay" or a "Not Okay". Sorry, JMO, but this is right up there with the rider that I had awarded BC to, and then looked at the judging card and wanted to argue with the vet scores---while holding the BC award in the other hand. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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