RE: RC: Norco Riverdance Ride

["C Eyler" <eyler@mindspring.com>]

-----Original Message-----
My understanding is that if a vet says a horse is pulled (for whatever
reason) the RM ALWAYS backs him/her up.  What is wrong with letting the vet
decide if the particular horse is dangerous, as opposed to obnoxious, and a
threat to the volunteers and all the people/animals in camp or VCs?
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The vets already have that authority.

I was a vet recorder at the USA East Benefit Ride in May, and one horse very
nearly was DQ'ed for being dangerous.  The vet I worked with did the
pre-ride check, and I wrote the horse's number on my wrist so that we could
warn the other vets not to get anywhere near that mare's rear end.  The vets
discussed whether or not to DQ.

Strangely, we seemed to be the ones doing ALL subsequent checks on that mare
<bg>.  At the final check, the rider complained because her horse got an
overall B+ instead of an A-, to which the vet responded "There are parts of
your horse I couldn't even check!"

And what did the rider do every time the horse threatened to kick the vet?
She coo'd, trying to sooth her.  It was pretty obvious which one of that
team is actually in charge.

Cindy Eyler
Baltimore


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