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It is great when horses pass thru the vet checks with no problems.  Just 
keep in mind that just because a horse passes a vet check with good scores 
that it doesn't mean that the horse is always going to be 100% okay, or 
that it will stay that way.   Many of the horses that I have seen crash at 
rides, passed their vet checks with flying colors.  That is why the rider 
needs to know their horse and pay attention to things that aren't right, 
regardless of what the vet put on the vet card.  Horses have won rides and 
even won BC and then later that evening ended up on IV's.  Usually not, but 
often enough for me to know that just because the ride is over and the 
horse has passed the vet check that it's going to be my job to keep an eye 
on him for awhile longer just to make sure something doesn't go wrong.

None of us can know if another persons horse 'never breaks down or has 
metabolic or physical problems', unless we follow them home.  A lot of what 
happens to our horses accumulates, so it may not be evident after one ride 
or ten.  That's why it's so much easier to start our more 
conservatively.  As the horse gets fitter and stronger and the rider all 
the more wise, then they can go faster with a lot less risk.  If you start 
out doing too much too soon there are things you can't undo.

I found this video of Courtney Hart talking about endurance riding.  At the 
end of it, his words about what really matters is so true, in this sport.

for fast connections
<http://video.csupomona.edu/WKKArabianEvents/AlMarahEnduranceRiding-245.asx>http://video.csupomona.edu/WKKArabianEvents/AlMarahEnduranceRiding-245.asx 

dialup
<http://video.csupomona.edu/WKKArabianEvents/AlMarahEnduranceRiding-035.asx>http://video.csupomona.edu/WKKArabianEvents/AlMarahEnduranceRiding-035.asx 



Karen
in NV


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