Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Horse/Rider History Books re: PULL CODES

OK, in IMHO, here are two reasons:

1. AERC has never "done anything" with the info, constructively or
otherwise...or if they have, they have not "reported" the results to the
membership.  Why should the members care? 

2. At best, only limited "education and guidance" has been made
available to the membership on the need for accurate reporting of the
data, why we need it, what it will be used for, and feedback on what
actions have been taken because of the data relative to the welfare of
the horse. 

It's sorta like voting in Florida....why bother to vote if I don't even
know if it will be counted? <grin> No offense, T and Howard...

I think a paragraph describing the pull codes, their use, and a few
words beseeching riders and vets to be accurate, along with a sentence
or two about their use should be on EVERY ride entry form, just like the
disclaimer...could even make it part of it. Easy for the vets to see,
easy for the riders to check.

I would like to see a yearly report online and in EN on the number and
percentage of horses that were pulled for each code.

I would like to see a yearly report on horse deaths and at least some
details regarding the circumstances.

Want riders to report the data consistently and accurately? Give them
something to justify their participation...horse welfare is a powerful
tool, and I hope a primary motivator to all of us.

Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic



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Bob Morris wrote:

We were starting out asking the simple basics of the cause of the horse
being eliminated from the ride. Was the basic cause related to two
categories? First, the Horse or the Rider? Then when that is determined,
if the cause was the horse, the question became Lame or Metabolic? End
of questions! Simple was it not?  Two little simple questions answerable
by one word in each instance. Hardly takes much thought. But we cannot
get those answers because people, for some unknown reason cannot, will
not, do not want to, answer with one of those choices,  Again, Was the
basic cause horse or rider. If horse, was the basic cause lameness of
metabolic. 
 
Now, you tell me why the membership cannot conform with such a simple
thing. 
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