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I feel that I have always been lucky that at most
of my rides here in the Mid-west the vet knows my horse. When the vet knows
the horse and has seen him many times, he/she can be much more help. This
showed up at one ride this year where another riders horse (that has over 3000
miles) passed criteria, but was not recovering like he should have, when judged
against the way he usually recovered. The horse was held extra time and
eventually the mild gas colic was diagnosed. He recovered with no
treatment and was competing again in 2 weeks. A log book could have served
much the same function.
I have very mixed feelings about the possibility of
introducing log books, but that mdiscussion may be for another
time.
Ed.
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