Re: Re: RC Three important questions to think about

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Thanks, She.


See what an able student I am?


Tracey

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila <tondi313@yahoo.com>
To: Tracey <tracey@tbt.co.za>; L Eisele <nevadaghostridr@webtv.net>;
ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Cc: tallcarabs@juno.com <tallcarabs@juno.com>
Date: 15 September 2000 08:22
Subject: Re: Re: RC Three important questions to think about


>> > >1.  What do you do when/or if you get your horse
>> out
>> >of his trailer at a ride and you see hard feces
>> coated
>> >with mucus?
>> >2.  When/or if your overtired gelding collapses and
>> >falls off the trail, do you treat him with bute or
>> >Banamine without a vets opinion?
>> >3.  When help gets to your injured, fallen off the
>> >side of the trail horse, do you tell him that you
>> have
>> >given any medications?
>> >
>> >Think about it.  Important stuff to know.  Shall we
>> >discuss it?
>>
>> I'm probably going to display my ignorance here, but
>> I'm keen to learn, so
>> please correct me if I'm wrong:
>>
>>
>> 1.  Check to see if the horse has eaten from his hay
>> net.  Check hydration.
>> Offer him water.  Check his colour and temp and
>> pulse.  Call the vet, and
>> walk the horse while I waited for the vet to arrive.
>>
>> 2.  I use nothing until the vet's been : don't want
>> to mask symptoms.  Just
>> keep him quiet.
>>
>> 3.  I don't use meds, but yes, I'd tell him if I
>> had.
>>
>>
>> Tracey
>>
>
>Tracey you are right as rain, as far as I am
>concerned.  I appreciate your willingness to enter
>into this discussion.  My sister told me about this
>ride and she lectured me on the above questions and we
>discussed the answers the vet was seeking.  I thought
>it was a pretty positive way to teach the hard to
>reach.
>>
>>
>
>
>=====
>She
>
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