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Re: [RC] Horse Welfare Committee Reports - Kristen A. Fisher

I thought whoever mentioned "ride information" was talking about the ride *conditions* -- such as weather (hot and humid? cold and clammy? some of each?), surface factors (hard & fast, boggy, snowy, etc.) and topography. [I know surface factors can be listed as a pull reason although I am not sure when that reason is used.]  Maybe start to integrate a "degree of difficulty" rating for the ride (maybe that is a combo of the above) to help evaluate the relative rate of speed for that ride/rider.
 
 
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Horse Welfare Committee Reports

I think there are some privacy issues involved here. I don't think anything is added by knowing who owned the horse or who rode the horse or what ride it was. We need to address horse welfare issues but we also need to keep from turning it into a lynch mob mentality. I've been one of the biggest critics of the HWC but I think they struck a fair balance in this report in reporting the facts but also not sensationalizing the issue. I though Jim Mitchell's report was a good one.

Truman


"That said, I'm still looking for RIDE information on each of the horse deaths.  Until I see that, IMHO, the "report" is incomplete."


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[RC] Horse Welfare Committee Reports, KimFue
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