Re: RC: quality of heart rate.

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

I have seen it, too.  I have been doing this for 30 years.  I KNOW better.

Yes, if people didn't need to play games, we would not even need a vet!!!!

teddy

Trailrite@aol.com wrote:

> Teddy,
>     I just wanted to state that maybe your right with P&R volunteers using
> these things.  Not to long ago, I witness a person volunteer for P&R's. When
> a certain horse/rider came in to the vet checks this person rushed over and
> took the P&R.  To know one's surprise, of course the horse pulsed in 1st
> every vet check that this volunteer was at.  So by the time they went over to
> the vet to get checked, of course the horse was down by the 15 - 20 min. hold.
>     I have witness this a few more times in the past but never would really
> believe that it was so ... true.  I have even witness this going on and when
> the horse/rider went to vet in the horse was high still.  Of course they clam
> it was because they moved the horse around.  Yes, that does happen but to
> pulse in real fast and then just a little movement, 10 minutes later, would
> make the horse go up, is not usually the case.
>     You know if people would just be honest and try and play the same game as
> every buddy else, then we wouldn't have to go all out trying to out smart
> them.  Maybe someday they will just have a big scanner door that we can walk
> our horse's through coming into the VC's, that way we won't need vet's or P&R
> people! :) <G> :)
> Tammy
> PS - don't ask me who I saw, I'm not going there with this.  You need proof,
> before you say any names.  I don't have that!


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