RE: responsibility is the owner's,not the vets

["Maryanne Stroud Gabbani" <maryanne@ratbusters.net>]

I don't know the AERC rules on this, but I have seen Jim Bryant of the FEI
do exactly that when he's felt a horse was being overridden in one of our
rides...in fact, I've seen him do this a couple of times...and a 5 mile walk
through sand is an amazing attention getter.

Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
Cairo, Egypt
maryanne@ratbusters.net
www.ratbusters.net

Can a ride vet legally pull a horse's saddle and bridle to force the rider
to handwalk if he/she feels that is in the best interest of the horse?  I've
seen it happen, but don't know if it was okay by AERC standards.

It seems to me that restricting vets to *only* pulling horses that fall
outside present criteria is a faulty concept when our present criteria may
very well not provide an adequate picture of the horse's status.

Opinions?  Bob, what are the rules on this (or Duane, if you're lurking and
want to email me privately)?

Susan G


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