on a LD ride, coming into the vet check is it customary to pull the
saddle?
I'm reading Ridecamp and I'm noticing that on a 40 minute hold many
people say they come in, pull the saddle, sponge the horse and then
present for a pulse. Is this normal? So far at the one ride I've done
we came in, I let Codee drink as much as she wanted (took maybe 5
minutes) went over and did the vet check. I just ran my stirrups up
and loosened the girth and let her graze and drink her fill until it
was time to leave. Granted, this was the Okmulgee Cougar Prowl this
year and things didn't go exactly as the RM expected (we had an out of
camp check). From what I understand the L&S ride will have all checks
in camp.
Is it better for the horse to be unsaddled? Codee doesn't seem to care
what's on her as long as she's getting to eat.
Got another question... on a LD ride, coming into the vet check is it customary to pull the saddle? I'm reading Ridecamp and I'm noticing that on a 40 minute...
... Depends on the weather. If the horse needs to get rid of body heat on a hot day, then pulling the saddle will help to do that--so pulling it may help to...
heidi@...
Jun 1, 2005 7:21 pm
Diane Sometimes the vet's will require you to pull your saddle at the vet check. Most of the time in this region they do not. In the central region most of...
So this is something they will tell you beforehand I hope :) ... check. Most of the time in this region they do not. In the central region most of them do...
If you think about it, a horse can cool faster when the maximum surface area is exposed to the air. Removing tack does this. The effect is most noticable in...
That makes sense, now for those of you who do this, what is the easiest way to do it? Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you have picked out and...
The average saddle is going to cover about 200 sq inches of surface, with an additional 50 for pad. The major cooling for horses comes through heat exchange...
Hi Truman -- it's me, Richard McNelis, Tallahassee FL. We met at the Lost Posse Ride. I got a new horse, he's 10 but immature and green, but a great mover,...
R McNelis
108thmeridian@...
Jun 6, 2005 10:59 pm
I don't normally come back to my rig during the ride. Sometimes I do, but not normally. Once we start the ride we don't come back till we are finished. I have...
"...Here in the Frozen Nawth, one is more apt to want to leave it on, so the horse does not chill. ..." If the temp/humidity/rain is such that you are worried...
The head vet will tell you at the riders' briefing whether tack must be removed. Cindy ... So this is something they will tell you beforehand I hope :) ... ...
Hi : At Vet Checks on Endurance or LD when any Hold occurs IF it is a 1/2 hour hold no Tack should be removed. The VET hand book states that the VET MUST...
hope lundquist
wwho20@...
Jun 2, 2005 8:01 pm
Pulling tack is probably much more important in the south / eastern states where humidity is a problem. Here in NM, where it's dry, sweat does its job and...
on a LD ride, coming into the vet check is it customary to pull the saddle? Diane, I personally don't pull the saddle off, before I get into the vet check, I ...
Diane, I also ride in the central region and have never been asked to pull the saddle at the first vet check. But I agree, that it does help the horse to cool ...
"..Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you have picked out and just dump it and then go vet in?..." Yup. Strip and dump tack while the horse...
... So much of our weather is just "in between"--no great benefit from removing, no real need to blanket. But you bring up a good point, which is that one...
heidi@...
Jun 1, 2005 10:40 pm
Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you ... At my crew area I have my saddle rack waiting. When I see the in timer I hop off and drop the bit and...
rides2far@...
Jun 2, 2005 12:31 am
In a message dated 6/1/2005 2:26:11 PM Central Standard Time, ... ??? I've only had to pull my saddle twice in 7 years in CT region. All of my CT region...
My dad is a veternarian in the Central Region and vets alot of the rides. He agrees that pulling off the saddles makes the horse not only cool down faster,...
kripin6904@...
Jun 2, 2005 5:36 pm
My dad is a veternarian in the Central Region and vets alot of the rides. He agrees that pulling off the saddles makes the horse not only cool down faster,...
I don't think there is any real question as to the horse cooling faster, easier or that it can make things easier on the vets (and I'm always for playing nice...
... and being in a rush. I'm talking about trying to make it under the time limit nursing three first-timers. We didn't have an extra 20 minutes to go to the...
That is similar to what I experienced at our first ride. Granted it was just me and my mare as the first timers. The ride was a bit of a mess to begin with...
I am short (5'3" and shrinking as I age!) and invariably crew-less so heaving saddles up and down at time-strapped lunch stops is not easy, but I believe that...
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