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Re: [RC] IV Fluids before the ride (was: Malaysia, etc.) - Elizabeth Walker

If the horse is dehydrated on arrival at camp to the extent that rehydration via IV seems like a good idea, it would seem to me that the horse was too stressed by the trip to compete. So it seems like common sense - if you expect that kind of travel stress, you plan to arrive far enough in advance of the ride to allow the horse the recover.

I do think something to provide a guideline as to how long prior to a ride IV fluids can be administered would be a good idea, though I would guess the "wait time" would be more on the order of the amount of time an average horse needs to recover from travel stress of that magnitude.

On Oct 21, 2008, at 8:18 AM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

While it may not be in the AERC rules since the AERC rules only apply from the time you check in until you get your completion - it is sure a rule a RM could add - with the proper notification. Of course if it wasn't done a basecamp a rider could stop by a private barn and rehydrate prior to arriving at basecamp.

While I'm not so much bother about the horses being given fluids after such a long trip - there should be a time limit prior to the ride where it cannot be done.

Truman

k s swigart wrote:

I wonder if we are going to start seeing this on horses that travel long
distances to rides here. There isn't anything in the AERC's rules that
prohibits a rider from arriving at base camp, hooking the horse up to an
IV, and then vetting the horse in after doing so. At least not in my
reading of the rules.


Am I the only one who is bothered by this?

kat
Orange County, Calif.



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Replies
[RC] IV Fluids before the ride (was: Malaysia, etc.), k s swigart
Re: [RC] IV Fluids before the ride (was: Malaysia, etc.), Truman Prevatt