RE: Power of Vets at rides?

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

Sharon:

The Vets are at the ride are there not to regulate the speed of the horses
but to determine if the horse are fit to continue on in the ride. The vets
control the Veterinary Parameters of the ride only. If the horse meets the
Veterinary Parameters set down prior to the ride and others required by the
AERC Rules, then the horse may continue. If the horse does not meet these
parameters then the horse is disqualified from further competition in that
ride. Simple and it should stay that way. I reiterate; the competitor is
ultimately responsible for self and mount before, during and after and
endurance ride.

Endurance riders should not have mommy, daddy or any one else looking after
them and their actions. Endurance riders are of and by themselves
responsible for their actions and care of their horses at endurance rides.

Bob Morris
-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 12:18 PM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Power of Vets at rides?


Sharon Satterwhite ssatt44@hotmail
  At a recent ride, I saw something that disturbed me.  The lead two riders
in the fifty were over an hour ahead of horse #3 when they came into camp
for the hour lunch hold. The vets were
not happy with the riders pace, but, I got the feeling that there
was nothing they could do till they had cause to pull a horse.
They (the vets) were already saying that they bet that the BC
would come from the 5th-10th horses.  Sure enough, they
increased their lead on the second lap, resulting in a NC for one
horse and a barely pass for the other. Other than giving a
caution, is there nothing the vets could do?


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