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Re: [RC] re: Endpoint of an endurance ride - Truman PrevattProbably won't matter. On a cold ride the pulse should be just about down when you get in. In any case unless you are cooking with gas coming it - the pulse should be down within 10 minutes or so and if the horse goes lame in that period, I question if he was fit to continue or not.The rules from what I can see don't specify you need to have your pulse down before you trot out. Was that the intention - if it was it should say so. Truman Sisu West Ranch wrote: In MN and WI, it is common practice (especially at cold rides), to trot for completion as soon as you get in. You then spend a full hour tending to your horse, then present for the final examination which includes pulse guts and all the other stuff. Usually the vet has you trot again, but it doesn't count. Note that the key is that no matter when you meet pulse criteria you have not completed until reexamined at one hour. The only thing that one could quibble about is that a horse that stiffens up is not "fit to continue". I can and will race under either set of rules. Both protect the horse. The only effect of not allowing immediate trot would be a few lame pulls. I should also note that if the rule was pulse, trot and rexam in one hour it would not make much difference in lame pulls. It is relatively easy to keep a horse warm enough for the 5 minutes or so it takes to pulse down to prevent cold induced stiffness. The one hour exam is the one that finds the metabolic problems =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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