Point well-taken.
By the way, I heard that at a ride recently, a rider whose horse was in
trouble refused treatment because she wanted completion and that the vet gave
the completion then treated her horse. As far as I know, AERC had considered
some ruling on this, but I don't think they made it official.
Those that reported this to me really have a bad taste towards both the rider
and the vet. "To finish is to win" takes on a different light considering
this.
Teddy