Re: Navicular disease

[Zebella <zebella@idt.net>]

Angela C. McGhee wrote:
> 
> but how can you compete a nerved horse in
> >>  endurance? >>
> >>
> >> You're not supposed to.
> >>
> >
> >Is this actually written into the rules?  I thought AERC events had to
> >be open to ALL equines?
> 
> Sorry, but rides aren't open to drugged horses either.  Same difference
> as far as I'm concerned.
> 


So what other things are not allowed?  Blind horses?  Deaf horses? 
Horses that have natural nerve damage that keeps them from feeling some
portion of their foot, leg etc?

Not being a smarta**, just want to know....

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