ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance]:vetting a novice

[endurance]:vetting a novice

Sue Cunningham (mdpyssc@fs1.scg.man.ac.uk)
Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:03:21 +0000

Took our five year old to his first 'real' ride yesterday. Did a 25
mile pleasure ride, and at the end asked the vet to take vet him as
if it was a competetive ride, as his first competetive ride will be
in three weeks. Now he trots out OK, he is used to doing this at
previous pleasure rides, but he would not stand still for a whole
minute to get his pulse taken.

He will stand still at home, and he did stand still earlier at the
ride while I took it, but at the vetting area, it was 'whats going on
over there', 'who's that' etc. etc., trying to keep every horse in
the area in sight all the time. His pulse was also higher than it
had been when he just finished (48)!

Any suggestions, other than time?

(His riding partner, by the way, is his mother, who is always fairly calm.)

Sue
sue.cunningham@mcc.ac.uk
sue@snaffle.demon.co.uk