Re: RC: Uh-Oh! The LD thing again

["C.M.Newell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>]

At 01:21 AM 10/31/99 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 10/30/99 3:32:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>Howard4567@aol.com writes:
>
><< What has happened here today?  Is it just me?  Does the guy have any
kids? 
> I 
> mean I'm talking about a 25 mile limited distance completion for a ten year 
> old girl.  Her horse is done anyhow, not going out on the trail 
> again........I just don't get it.
>  >>
>
>Howard!  I loved your story.  BUT.....the vets are there to protect the 
>horses.  Not just give a completion to a cute kid.  

	I have to agree, here. Lame is lame. Poor metabolics are poor metabolics.
What kind of message is it sending to give a completion? The horse either
meets the criteria or it doesn't. To give out an unwarranted completion
cheapens the award, and I know kids who would be downright mad to be
thought to be "lesser" competitors than the adults.
	It's tough. But so is life. &*$# happens. 
               --CMNewell, DVM


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