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Elizabeth Walker wrote:
> OK, OK.  And in reality - I think that DQs are pretty rare, and are 
> only for pretty obvious problems.
>
> That said - the rules aren't specific (and they can't be, really).  So 
> - the actual point of disqualification can be a judgement call on the 
> part of the official - such as failure to stand for the vet inspection.
>
> O

Bad example since the rules state in order to get a completion the horse 
has to stand for a final vet inspection within an hour. If a rider 
doesn't bring his horse back for the final inspection, he cannot get a 
completion.

There are reasons for DQ that are judgment calls, unsafe horse, 
unsportsmanlike conduct, etc. Those, however, will be open to a protest 
since such one person's unsafe horse is another's excitable but safe 
horse, one person's unsportsmanlike conduct is another's hard-nosed 
competition.  The RM does have the authority to DQ someone but it will 
be open to review if there is a protest.

Truman

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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher 
esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.”  
Friedrich Nietzsche


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