Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Protecting Horses / vet checks

FROM   Roger Rittenhouse
 I could buy off on the PULSE STOP and GO   or just a PULSE CHECK.
Not a real VC. IF the policy was defined before the ride and the vet in
charge stated this was 'approved'  I do not see this against the rules
- as Bob has suggested.
Step - this suggestion could be acceptable to replace my 'hard line'
for two or more VC per 50 miles.

This away pulse station would be staffed with Pulse personal only -
 out on trail.

I would think it MAY be a suitable for those rides where logistics
prevent placing a full VC  - staff  crews vets etc, since many rides
with ONE VC only use 1 or at most 2 vets.
I would think this could be easily done someplace between the first VC
and the finish at almost all the rides - The RM may have to work out
getting a single truck in to the area but I bet it could be done.
The Pulse ONLY check would NOT have crews - should have water for
horses.  Would be proper to provide hay if no grass was at the site.
OR RM take rider junk out there, done all the time.

I would REALLY like to a few RM  who only use ONE VC on a 50 give this
  concept a test run.

If a horse fails to recover to pulse of xx -I prefer 64-
 in the time defined   - 30 minutes - which is the time set
for a normal VC, the horse is considered out of competition -based on
the current rules of a VC,  then he gets taken back to camp where a vet
reviews the status of the horses.  This could be a gate to hold  -
ashort hold 15 minutes? -
preferred to allow for better timing control rather then pulse gate and go

I do NOT see this option as a problem with our rules. However a
section could be added by the Rules Comm to offer this  protocol as an
option to a second VC.
I would really like to  this tested and would like to see it used
certainly in the one VC 50 milers.- even in the SE  we
could drop a VC ( on a 3 VC ride) and just add this. The horses are stopped - cooled
watered and rested and allowed for a recovery point.
At those rides with loops back to camp  - the riders could then go to
a vet if there was a problem.

This may also help with the vet overload situation on the biggie rides
with 200 riders.  Reduce the VC pileup.
Here is a loop suggestion 50 milers only  depends on mileage points
Loop 1 Full VC
Loop 2 Pulse check hold and go
Loop 3 Full VC
Finish

See - I can compromise when good workable ideas are proposed.

Truman - you think we could get a few rides in the SE to try this
idea?

Roger Rittenhouse



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