ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] responses to the heat

[endurance] responses to the heat

Lynn E Taylor (LTaylor@otterbein.edu)
Mon, 3 Jun 1996 09:21:35 +0000

I do not think that anyone should be trying to "fool" the
veterinarian at the check. These professionals are there to help
protect the best interest, which is the animal. If a horse is in
distress, or the start of exhausted horse syndrome, the rider needs
to be aware of this, and one early sign is not recovering - hence
increased respiration. I have a sense that most riders care deeply
about their horse partner, and would never try to dishonestly alter a
vital sign at the check point. These signs are there because they are
a window into the horse's metabolism during exercise and recovery -
we should NOT abuse them.

Lynn Taylor, MS, PhD