Re: RC: Choosing the "easy" vet?

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/28/99 7:00:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
rides2far@juno.com writes:

<< Some vets don't
 know how to check a back properly and will hurt the horses (pinch
 withers, use fingernails, etc).  This not only messes up your score at
 this ride, but will make your horse duck other vets. >>

Reminds me of one we had here briefly--he had a horse with an old splint and 
was rolling a pencil up and down the splint to TRY to get the horse to limp!  
I was riding that day, and saw him doing it--and managed to stay out of his 
line the rest of the day, too.  Encountered him at another ride--the person 
with whom I was riding made an error and did not warm his horse up at all 
before the half-way check on a 100.  He went straight over from the trailer, 
and the horse took a couple of tentative steps in the rear and then trotted 
right out fine.  This guy said--"He's tied up.  You're out."  Never even laid 
a hand on the horse!  I was appalled.  Maybe there was a problem, but to 
dismiss a horse without at least checking it out is pretty absurd.

To the best of my knowledge, the man has never vetted a ride since.

Heidi


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