... I don't think that is so. In fact the opposite. When he said, "For a moment, ignore all lameness issues and pain masking drugs...", I read that as an...
New point standings have been posted at http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Points/default.asp Ride more than 30 days prior not included are: Aug 04, 2007 Great...
... Kat's point is well-taken. It shows once again how unintended consequences can jump up an bite you when you become so blinded by the *obvious* goodness...
... please please please please please do not raise rider fees again!! There is ample room in the AERC budget to accommodate a shift in expense priorities, and...
Steph Teeter
steph@...
Oct 1, 2007 8:07 pm
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No Kidding!!!! Endurance riding is very quickly becoming a rich mans pass time. It has become so expensive that the "normal" working guy/gal just cant go much...
Amen, Steph. We do not have a serious drug problem. We do not need to spend an exorbitant amount on drug testing. I think what we need right now is a BOD that...
... Good Lord, what have I opened up here? Stop, people, take a deep breath and count to ten. The Vet Committee does not think the drug testing pool is a...
Joe, You didn't start anything - the whole issue smacked of "payback" from the start and before your vote. It was not done correctly. If the Vet Committee...
Kat-- You said: "The limiting factor of pretty much all endurance performance for horse is musculoskeletal soundness. Endurance horses go lame before they get...
From: "bruceweary" <bweary@...> ... Well, I am glad I didn't get rid of all those year books yet. From the most recent one (2006) on the back pages...
k s swigart
katswig@...
Oct 2, 2007 12:39 am
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I agree with Bruce. I've seen lots of horses that trotted out sound, but were nevertheless metabolically unfit to continue---colicking, thumping, failure to...
A pretty good distribution of pulls based on 11 seasons and about 210,000 starts if found at http://www.seraonline.org/Archives/Pull%20analysis.pdf It pretty...
... Okay, that supports the statement that lameness is more prevalent than metabolic, but not the one that sounded to me like tiredness and metabolic are...
From: "Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM" <suendavid@...> ... I don't believe it is appropriate to lump overtime into metabolically unfit to continue. My own...
k s swigart
katswig@...
Oct 2, 2007 1:08 am
17908
To be clear, since I'm being referenced in this double cc :) - I am not commenting on the vet committee, the drug rule, or any of that. I simply do not want...
Steph Teeter
steph@...
Oct 2, 2007 1:41 am
17909
From: "Diane Trefethen" <tref@...> ... I simply cannot agree with this statement. I do not even for a minute begin to believe that lame horses...
k s swigart
katswig@...
Oct 2, 2007 1:49 am
17910
The following listed are the nominees for Regional Director of the AERC for the next two years. Please note that only four regions will require a ballot for...
... My daughter Josie's been a lucky kid and has had the extreme honor of being allowed to ride two of the better 100 mile horses I have known...Charbiel and...
rides2far@...
Oct 2, 2007 2:27 am
17912
Looks like Yahoo screwed up the formatting in my original post so hope this comes across better. Bob Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID ... ...
Kat, In the sense that a horse cannot cover the distance within the alloted (IMO very generous) time, and needs to slow down and recover between exertions, the...
We do not have a serious drug problem. We do not need to spend an xorbitant amount on drug testing. I think what we need right now is a OD that will rein in a...
ristree@...
Oct 2, 2007 10:19 am
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In almost 15,000 miles of comp and end, my guys have had more lameness issues than metabolic. The one thing that I have observed over the years is that most...
In addition, one has to ask *why* some horses became lame. How many of them were tired and thus less able to react quickly to bad footing, thus taking a bad...
So how about sharing any and/all experience in PREVENTING lameness in the horses??? I absolutely believe that being properly conditioned, having a horse that...
SoreNoMore! It is an arnica based linament, and works great! I put it on under a wrap for any distance greater than 20 miles..for 4-6 hrs. After a 50, I use...
... alloted (IMO ... exertions, ... being ... While I've never actually been overtime, I have crossed the finish line with just one minute to spare, and this...
Fianna, Did not mean to offend you, or anyone else. Let me clarify the statement. I am not talking about the situations where something weird happens..been ...
When I am working my horse, I check legs every morning for any heat, filling, soreness, etc. I use a lot of cold water/ice after hard work outs. I don't wrap...
One thing that seems to be forgotten in our fast paced modern world is that soft tissue and bone needs to be conditioned just like the aerobic system. When I...
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