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OK, OK.  And in reality - I think that DQs are pretty rare, and are  
only for pretty obvious problems.

That said - the rules aren't specific (and they can't be, really).  So  
- the actual point of disqualification can be a judgement call on the  
part of the official - such as failure to stand for the vet inspection.

On Aug 13, 2008, at 3:21 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

> In reality there should be a line but that line should have nothing  
> to do with how "tired, hot or cold" a vet, timer, ride manager or  
> rider is at the time of the incident. If a rider is DQed for actions  
> of a horse it should be because of an action that is likely to  
> happen again that puts other horses and/or riders at significant  
> risk from being on the trail with said horse or the staff at  
> significant risk from the horse in the checks.
>
> At the whims of how it looks because one is tried or cold just  
> doesn't hack it.
>
> Truman
>
> Elizabeth Walker wrote:
> > tries to bite or kick the vet. For that matter, there is a line  
> > (probably different for each vet, and influenced by how hot, cold,  
> > and/or tired they are) as to how much "dancing around" is  
> > permissible. (I'm just glad I didn't get DQ'd for the time Caisson  
> > stepped on the scales, because I wasn't paying attention to where I  
> > stopped to dismount....)
>
>
> --
>
> “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in  
> higher esteem those who think alike than those who think  
> differently.” Friedrich Nietzsche


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