ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Pulling

Re: Pulling

RUN4BEAR@aol.com
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:10:34 -0400 (EDT)

In a message dated 97-06-25 05:26:48 EDT, you write:

<< >>D=disqualified
>>E=eliminated
>>W=withdrawn
>>BIG difference in MY book!!!<<

I believe that you have lost sight of one of the intents of the AERC. To
quote from the By-Laws Article VI "To encourage and sponsor the collection
and publication of scientific data from detailed and methodical examination
and tests of horses for the beneficial use by veterinarian and medical
professions".

Remember there is no stigma to being eliminated from an endurance ride and
if you have the concept that being pulled is denigrating to you then that is
your "personal problem".

We need all the definitive data we can obtain and in my book the reasons for
elimination are not definitive enough! I would like to see the cause defined
, in the case of lameness, to the leg and if possible the region of the leg
and causative factor. In the case of metabolic I would like to have defined
a degree of intensity if possible. But for now we will be satisfied with
what we do get.

Remember the sport is for the horse not the rider. Big egos must be
suppressed and the credit given to the horse.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises >>

Bob:

I have no problem with definitions more detailed than I stated above, I have
NO problem with the reasoning, just the definition. I can rightly say I have
never been "PULLED" because I made the decision long BEFORE the vet did.
That is the intent of the word.

Expound on "Eliminated" perhaps as follows: EM=Metabolic, EL=Lameness, etc.
D=Disqualified (such as "off trail", rule infraction, etc.) and W=Withdrawn
or R=Retired (by rider for any number of reasons which may or may not be
veterinary in nature).

Look into the USCTA rules and you will see good reasoning behind this.

I (and many others) think of being PULLED in the context of not being ALLOWED
to continue which makes others think that we do not have the brains to quit
on our own. Granted, the horses' welfare is our prime concern and sometimes
being PULLED is necessary, especially in light of the fact that most of us,
at one time or another, get D.I.M.R. (Distance Induced Mental Retardation).

All in the spirit of good conversation and exchange of opinion....

Teddy

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