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RE: [SPAM] [RC] Pregnant mares at rides? - heidiNope, no rule in AERC against pregnant mares. Rides may have stricter local rules, if published in advance. Personally, I've never understood the logic behind banning pregnant mares anyway. Have known several that have competed pregnant, have competed through the 7th month on pregnant mares myself, and have never found it to be an issue with regard to safety for the mare at rides. That said, if your older mare was tough to get in foal, I probably would make the same choice that you did--there are always reasons for certain individuals not to compete even when there is no sense in banning a category. Heidi Hi Dr Garlinghouse- (or someone else with an answer to this question) - I've been reading all of this 'safer ideas' with interest but as you were discussing the honor system, this sentence caught my eye and I was hoping you could clarify something for me. I was told years ago (I think on a ride flyer) that riding pregnant or lactating mares was against AERC rules. This spring one of my JR riders bred her mare, and at the last ride that she did before we had her bred, I made a comment in front of a vet about it being her last ride for a while due to getting her pregnant. The vet laughed and said it was fine to compete her pregnant. That sent me looking thru the rule book and I couldn't find anything about riding pregnant mares. We still aren't this is an older mare that was hard to get pregnant, so we are taking no chances- but I have been wondering if it is a rule or not? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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