Ridecamp: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV

I saw that show the other night and thought Heather's, Valerie's, and the
horse being "pulled" up the hill looked rather good after doing 95 miles and
climbing a hill with 2000 ft elevation change.  I didn't catch the length
(miles of the hill).

And forgive me, but I'm no expert by any means!  JMO!

Red was trotting, dropped his head a couple times as if to stretch his back,
Valerie's horse was walking, and she appeared to be nudging him a little,
probably to get him to walk a little faster.  Once she got to the top he
trotted off briskly enough.

When they came in to the finish they looked bright and fresh.

Didn't look all that traumatic to me!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV


> Heidi..Who ever made the film did not see the horses as I did...His
> commentary during the video, particulary at the end, implied the he
believed
> the horses looked fine.  In fact...He did a wonderful job with the short
> time he had. He simply videoed the horses during the ride in different
> areas...Nothing wrong with that...Was it wrong that he videoed the horses
> when they looked exhausted..should he have cut that part out of the video?
> Don't think so! He simply showed it as it happened...and then its up to
each
> individual's interpretation. And from some of the private posts I have
> received, many interpreted it the same way I did. The maker of the film
did
> not.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Heidi Smith <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Sandy Bolinger <bolinger@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 6:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] National IAHA Championship on TV
>
>
> > >Will
> > > an exhausted and miserable horse still move along at 10 or 12 miles an
> > hour?
> > > The ones with the big hearts will until they drop dead only because we
> ask
> > > them to. Does that mean it is OK to keep asking..just because they
> > will????
> >
> > No, it is not OK to continue to ride exhausted horses, just because they
> > will continue to go.  But that is why we have veterinary standards.
Yes,
> > some exhausted horses (not all, by any means) will go just because we
ask.
> > What they will not do is come back into the vet check and have sterling
> > CRI's, eat like pigs, and look bright and cheery in hand.  From what I
> saw,
> > the vetting standards were strictly and uniformly enforced at this ride.
> >
> > I am disappointed that the horses were portrayed on film the way you
> > describe.  It does not do justice to how they appeared in person.  Shame
> on
> > whoever made the film, would be my response, having seen the finishers
in
> > person.
> >
> > Heidi
> >
>
>
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