CTR Vs. Endurance

[Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>]

Laura,
That's frightening!  In my area (OH, though I've done rides in IN and KY
as well), the vets are fortunately more thorough.  They sometimes have
to argue with the newer riders who can't see the lameness, but a lame
horse will not be allowed to continue.  And if one of our regular vets
said my horse was off, even if for some weird reason I couldn't see it,
you can bet I'd gladly pull and be glad they caught it.
That said, the rider still does have to pay attention, as I had one vet
-- not one of our "regulars"  --  who  OK'd me to go on the 2nd day of a
2-day 60 when my gelding was clearly a high grade 2.  OK, maybe the rule
states that grade 2 may continue (though I wouldn't do it)  but the vet
called him completely sound.
Mickie

mark@madbbs.com wrote:

> The issue: I have seen many CRT and NATRC horses allowed to leave
> checks or to continue on multiday rides, that were not sound.  Points
> were deducted and the judges whispered over it, but no one talked to
> the rider about the problem, much less, tried to solve it.  In some
> cases, inexperienced riders were not even told that their horses were
> off. This absolutely would not happen at an endurance ride.  The horse
> who is 'off' is examined, it is talked about with the rider, decisions
> are made, and many times, the lameness is diagnosed.  Laura Hayes NE
> AERC#2741






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