Jim, I guess since I am a neophyte (relatively) I don't understand how a
horse in THAT bad a shape could be deemed FIT TO CONTINUE! Obviously it
wasn't. Was there something strange on the horse's parameters? I am pretty
curious. At the OD last year or two years ago, a horse had a pulse only 2
BEATS higher than it should have been, and the rider pulled it (being a vet)
and 20 minutes later the horse sort of collapsed due to a tie up. Granted
that isn't much of a clue to a problem, but I suppose if you are riding a
horse that much, you would know when your horse didn't feel right. But then
that also assumes everyone dealing with the horse is scrupulous (ie the
rider). Don't know, that's why I am asking.
At any rate, i don't tend to agree with the riders who are just trying to
get through the ride, and yes the horse should be allowed toget treatment,
no matter WHAT the RULE says. maybe people caught doing such a thing should
have their NATRC (or AERC) cards yanked, but then that would be just
something else to make a rule about.
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