Re: RC: Re: Re: Walk the walk

[Howard4567@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/28/99 4:37:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
superpat@gateway.net writes:

<<  I for one would like to see officials and judges learning about the sport 
and
 it's attendant problems and I do not think that riding two 25 milers, or
 fifty or 100,  will make them a better judge or a better vet.  >>


Oh, but it will.  They might consider that maybe some riders actually know a 
little about their horse, that standing in a long line at a vet check might 
be the cause of the horse not "springing" out of the gate during a trot out 
causing you and your horse to get pulled due to lameness, that it can be 
dangerous as hell standing in that line with a whacko horse in front of your 
face who should have a red ribbon on the tail.  That driving a thousand miles 
to ride a horse 25 may cause one to become a bit irritable and actually have 
the nerve to discuss the criteria if the vet decides to pull your horse at 
the first vet check.

I can go on and on here, but if I know a vet is also a vet that rides, he/she 
will be the one I go to.  Please flame me here, it's getting cold in my house 
and I could use the heat.

cya,
Howard


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