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Re: [RC] RO-L vs LAME - John TeeterOn Jan 15, 2008, at 8:31 AM, rnbianchi wrote:Last March I did a ride in which my horse came up lame in the first 7 miles. He was okay at the walk so I walked him back to camp and took him right to the vet check area. Because I'd never had a pull before, I told them I was doing a RO-L because I wanted the vet to know that I knew the horse was lame and could not/would not go on. I was summarily informed that the horse was lame (like it wasn't totally obvious) and therefore was not eligible for a RO-L. ... In your case, where you, on the trail, determined that your horse was lame, and you made the decision to withdraw from the competition, walking back to camp, RO-L would have been quite reasonable. If, on the other hand, the vet was watching the horses on the trail and saw you, still in the competition, on a lame horse, then he/she could eliminate you with a L pull code. I mention the RO-L above because the previous control point (where the vet evaluates fit to continue) at the start of the ride is the pre-ride evaluation. Your horse passed that evaluation and there was no other evaluation b/f you decided to withdraw. RO-L is, IMO:), the correct pull code to have used. So it may be crystal clear, but it's not uniformly understood (at least by me:) jt =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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