LD again

[Louise bower <horsecrazy@access.mountain.net>]

No flames here Sylvia.  I was thinking the same thing as I was reading 
Howard's story.  You tell a good tale Howard, but the vet is not the 
enemy.  They are experienced in seeing lameness and it is their 
responsibility to get the horses through a ride safely and able to ride 
another day.   Doing the ride and not getting a completion at the finish 
is very sobering, but no one learns anything if everyone gets a 
completion no matter what the condition of the horse.   
     Fit to continue is still the criteria, not "done for today so what 
does it matter".  
Louise


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