Re: RC: ride vetting

[Lynne Glazer <lynne@glazer.org>]

Dear "Concerned",

I think you do not have the best of intentions in this case, and are merely
trying to continue to assail the reputation of the vet who treated that
horse.

And baby, this is where the rubber meets the road: I am the ride manager of
the ride you mention.

What a pity that your information is so poor.  I was present when the horse
showed up at a water stop as an obvious tie-up, with a huge cramp in its
butt.  No, I'm not a vet.  The horse was evacuated along with another horse
who tied up, to base camp.  The horse was treated by the out-of-state
licensed head vet for a tie up.  The California vet board has dropped the
matter.

The horse *also* had a nail in its foot which wasn't discovered until the
Tuesday after the ride.  Hear this, honey--the diagnosis wasn't wrong, the
horse tied up.  Lots of people saw it.  So you can take your slander and
innuendo to some newsgroup or other that thrives on such rot, because I'm
pretty sure that endurance riders don't need untruths spread here.

BTW, I love your nom de plume.  Scummy, indeed.

Thanks to Glenda and Dr. Newell for the good ideas on this topic.  There
has to be some kind of reciprocity between states for this, or an agreement
that out of state vets can be control vets only, not doing any treatment.
Incidentally, California's vet board says that if an out of state vet is
under the direct supervision of a California licensed vet, that they can
treat horses.  That's a fact.  The vet board investigator told me
personally.

And how many ride vets have the time to do a complete physical exam of a
pulled horse?  Seems to me that the vets are there for control of the ride
and treatment of acute injuries or metabolic distress.

Lynne Glazer
Ride Manager, Norco Riverdance Ride
9/4/99 with 4 CA licensed vets





The
>This is a matter that needs addressing by AERC and the BOD.
>In fact, this very subject came up at convention last winter.
>Apparently there was an out-of-state vet who vetted a ride in
>So. Calif., treated a horse for what they diagnosed was wrong
>with the horse, turned out that diagnosis was wrong, and
>thereafter  the owner of the horse contacted the Calif. Vet
>Board, and the out-of-state vet received a letter warning against
>practicing veterinary medicine in Calif. without a license.  Seems
>like this isn't as cut and dry as the discussion on ridecamp would
>have you believe.
>
>Yes, this is a can of worms. Where do we go from here?
>
>Concerned
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