Ridecamp: Re: [RC] RO

There IS a new code called SF, surface factors, to cover exactly that you
are talking about....galls, wounds, etc. You are absolutely correct in your
explanation.  The vet committee wants to know how many horses are lame, have
metabolic considerations, etc.  This is how we are all going to learn more
about our horses. We don't care whether the rider is dying, just what is
going on with the horses! (Chuckle, chuckle)

Barbara McCrary

----- Original Message -----
From: "terre" <tobytrot@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:10 AM
Subject: [RC] RO


> Bob said:
>
> "I find this a bit disconcerting , the use of rider option, as a reason
for
> the pull. It was obviously a lameness pull and should have been recorded
as
> such. When the RO option is used in like cases, it completely skews our
> studies of the problems encountered in endurance riding. True reporting of
> the cause is very important in all cases."
>
> Sue replied:
>   "We were given the go-ahead from the vet but opted to pull anyway."
>
> Sue, you are missing Bob's point.  The only reason we even HAVE pull codes
> is that we are trying to amass data on "what goes wrong at rides, what
> causes horses to pull".  We don't care who detected the problem, we care
> what the problem was.  IMO it was very wise of you to elect to pull, but
we
> are not (at this time) trying to track data on how many riders are as
> conscientious as you were, we are trying to track data on why horses are
> pulled.  RO is intended to be used *only* when the RIDER is unable to
> continue.  Personally, I think we need another code (W?) for wounds or
> injuries which don't result in lameness (girth galls? breast collar
rubs?);
> but there may be few enough of these that they can be lumped under L or
> M.  I once had a horse run thru a barbwire fence (without me)--he looked
> like he'd been in a Cuisinart, but was neither lame nor metabolically
> compromised at the time I pulled him (altho he did stiffen up and get a
> little shocky later)  I think we called him L.
>
> terre
>
>
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