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Actually the vets can pull a horse at any point on the trail as well as at 
vet checks. Having gone out on trail, if even for a little while, would 
warrant a vet check when one returned to camp if one wanted to RO. So John's 
presumption that vets should only evaluate horses at specific control points 
and/or after a certain # of miles is incorrect.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth Walker" <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] RO-L vs LAME


> 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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