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In reply to the question about the Nationals and horses treated:

It was unexpectedly very hot the day of the 100, and the trail was also much 
tougher than I think most riders expected, with lots of tough climbs without 
shade.

The head vet Barney Fleming announced at the ride meeting they would be very 
conservative with treatment because this was a high profile ride, and indeed 
they were.  Lots of very experienced top riders pulled on their own or were 
pulled and some of their horses were given fluids preventatively.

In the Olympics, I am told, eventing horses are given fluids when they get 
off the trailer and in between rounds as a matter of course, to prevent 
dehydration related problems.

I hope endurance riders don't believe there's any stigma associated with 
having a vet give fluids to their horse--such is not at all necessarily 
correlative with "overriding," and we certainly shouldn't discourage any 
treatment that is for the welfare of the horse by making it embarrassing for 
the rider to request it. 



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