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I snipped your post in this reply to save the digest folks, but I  
agree with every single point and proposal you made.  Thanks so much  
for expressing my views so clearly.  ;-)

Lynne

On Jan 7, 2007, at 10:03 AM, Diane Trefethen wrote:

> Your comments on adrenaline highs, though valid, beg the issue.  Yes I
> mis-spoke; it is the endorphins, not adrenaline, that mask the  
> pain.  My
> point wasn't that ADRENALINE is a problem but that every excited horse
> produces a natural anaesthetic which masks lameness and other general
> discomfort, like the beginning of a colic.  A 30 min limit wouldn't  
> catch
> the jazzed up horses who have a bruised tendon but would nail the  
> horses
> with a naturally longer recovery curve.
>
> Good suggestion:
> "Maybe a compromise to your suggestion of a vet check between 30  
> and 60
> minutes could include a pulse recovery before 30 minutes, and a  
> lameness
> eval between 30 and 60 to detect those horses that were indeed  
> running in
> pain?"
>
> Great suggestion:
> "An interesting test would be to perform a CRI on any horse that isn't
> recovered by 30 minutes and see if he passes."  In conjunction with  
> the 45
> min and one hour re-checks, this could be an excellent tool for the  
> vets
> and riders to zero in on a horse with incipient problems... and  
> yes, lead
> to a dq on occasion.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Prof Stork


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