Re: RC: duck-isms

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 08:36 AM 1/24/01, Nina wrote:
There is no way to check gut sounds, cap. refill,
> mucous membranes etc. from your
> motor cycle or lawn chair.  

Paul and I once worked as vet secs on a NATRC ride.  It was early on
in our distance riding careers.  What was fascinating was listening
to the vets talk about each horse as it approached the check.  One
vet had put a large log just at the crest of a steep hill with a long
climb just before the check.  Some people thought it was cruel to
put what they thought was a jump right there.  The vet hadn't put it
there for jumping at all however, he just wanted to see how each horse
handled the obstacle.  

Both vets predicted the condition of each horse as it walked over, jumped
over or stumbled over the log.  Both vets were right on. 
Although they did physically check gut sounds and everything else, they
really didn't have to in order to know just how each horse was
doing.  Since we were writing down the results of the examination,
Paul and I were able to verify this - it's not hearsay, it's fact: 
An experienced vet can tell so much about a horse by just watching him
that the rest may well be redundant.

Lif Strand

Quemado NM  USA

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