Re: [RC] What constitutes a successful ride - Dawn Carrie - Barbara McCrary
We've had two horses in our family that have had
metabolic problems though they had NOT been overridden, nor was it a hot day
either time. I agree that people should not be too quick to blame the
rider in every instance. It's not fair to do so.
Subject: [RC] What constitutes a
successful ride - Dawn Carrie
This implies that if a horse needs to be
treated at a ride, it is the rider's fault. On some occasions, this may
be correct. But more often, it's a "shit happens" kind of thing. I
know. I've watched friends go through this and I've been there
myself. I rode my mare at a very conservative pace on a 50 miler in
August 2005. We finished back of the pack and she vetted through the
finish check "just fine". 5 minutes later, she was pawing the
ground and acting REALLY uncomfortable. I wouldn't wish what we ended up
going through over the next couple of weeks on any horse/rider team. I
almost lost her. After reviewing everything that I'd done
before/during/after the ride, my vet felt that I had done nothing "wrong"
(although when you add up all the details "after-the-fact", I've come up with
a LOT of stuff I'll do differently in the future...).
