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Re: [RC] A Much Better Proposal - Eric Rueter

Jim,

On the surface this sounds good, but who polices it? Would it be up to the already "over-worked" ride manager to determine that the horse / rider was on "suspension"? You can't let the office do it, because they would always be "behind".

thanx eric


Jim Holland writes:


However you "tweak" it, the result of this type of rule would be that AERC
would target ONLY those riders who are consistently riding their horses into
metabolic distress and/or horses that probably should not BE endurance
horses. It is totally transparent to the rank and file Endurance rider.


In addition, no "judgment call" has to be made by any AERC committee or
official as to whether John did or didn't override his horse. If he gets
the metabolic pulls, he's gone. Knowing what will happen is a pretty good
deterrent.


This proposed 30 minute rule not only impacts every Endurance rider out
there for an unknown potential benefit, but creates potential logistical
problems for ride management and the vet crew.


JMHO...

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

Richard T. "Jim" Holland
Three Creeks Farm
175 Hells Hollow Drive
Blue Ridge, Ga 30513
(706) 258-2830
www.threecreeksarabians.com
Callsign KI4BEN


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Subject: [RC] A Much Better Proposal


Jim Holland said:

"If John Jones and Dobbin get a metabolic pull,
then Dobbin cannot compete in another ride for
a month.  If Dobbin gets a 2nd metabolic pull, he is
done for the year.  If John Jones on ANY horse
gets 3 metabolic pulls in a ride season, he is done
for the rest of that season."

I, personally, think this is a much better proposal for ensuring the
welfare of horses; although I would change it slightly such that it
would be John Jones who cannot compete on Dobbin in another ride for a
month or a year (somebody else may be able to better manage Dobbin
during a ride). However, if Dobbin gets three pulls under any rider,
then it should, indeed, be Dobbin who has to take the break.


kat
Orange County, Calif.
:)





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