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I disagree.  In this example, the horse went lame between two control  
points (preride and vet check 1).  The next time the horse could be  
officially pulled would be at Vet Check 1, and the vet has the first  
crack at it.  Therefore:  LAME, not RO-L.

The way I read the articles and AERC rules, the vet must have a  
chance to look at the horse after whatever went wrong happened.  Only  
then, if the vet passes the horse, can the rider elect an RO-X code.


On Jan 15, 2008, at 7:42 AM, John Teeter wrote:

> On Jan 15, 2008, at 8:31 AM, rnbianchi wrote:
>
> > Last March I did a ride in which my horse came up lame in the  
> > first 7 miles.  He was okay at the walk so I walked him back to  
> > camp and took him right to the vet check area.  Because I'd never  
> > had a pull before, I told them I was doing a RO-L because I wanted  
> > the vet to know that I knew the horse was lame and could not/would  
> > not go on.  I was summarily informed that the horse was lame (like  
> > it wasn't totally obvious) and therefore was not eligible for a RO- 
> > L. ...
>
> In your case, where you, on the trail, determined that your horse  
> was lame, and you made the decision to withdraw from the  
> competition, walking back to camp, RO-L would have been quite  
> reasonable.  If, on the other hand, the vet was watching the horses  
> on the trail and saw you, still in the competition, on a lame  
> horse, then he/she could eliminate you with a L pull code.
>
> I mention the RO-L above because the previous control point (where  
> the vet evaluates fit to continue) at the start of the ride is the  
> pre-ride evaluation. Your horse passed that evaluation and there  
> was no other evaluation b/f you decided to withdraw. RO-L is,  
> IMO:), the correct pull code to have used.
>
> So it may be crystal clear, but it's not uniformly understood (at  
> least by me:)
>
> jt

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