Well, the other responses and my reply finally posted over at the other site... (It is ~really~ frustrating that it takes two hours for replies to post)
This is probably the last ~new~ input I'll be able to offer on the subject of Bay and me being able to participate. I am still interested in it, Becky, if you have other posts you'd like to make about the sport, I think we'd all still be interested in hearing about it. It'll be good knowledge for the future.
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Responses:
> Re: Heart rate. A baseline resting pulse is taken at the pre-ride vet check for info. However, in competition your horse must recover to a pulse of 12 or less (in 15 seconds) after ten minutes at a P&R check, or you will lose points. If it is over 16 to 18 (in 15 seconds), the precise rate is pre-determiined by the vet judge before the ride, then your horse is held for another ten minutes. Still not recovered to the 16-18 rate, then the horse should be pulled. Hope this helps.
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> > Bev "saddlepals22" wrote:
If you are a NATRC member, there was an article about banned > substances in the last Hoofprint magazine. NATRC doesn't allow any medication, really, of any kind. I seriously doubt it is allowed, since you can't even put vaseline or desitin on your horse for a rub and compete.....
Carla Brady
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My reply:
I am not a member of NATRC.... I've been inspired to look into it by a friend who has a lot of fun with it. I've competed in other horse sports, and thought it would be a fun thing to do with my husband, who is a relatively new rider with his first horse. He'd benefit from the horsemanship and challenge elements of the sport, and I wondered if I could tag along on my old gelding without being disqualified. I'd be interested in doing this for fun, not necessarily to win points. I am finding out through other web searching that Isoxsuprine is banned in some other disciplines, so I am guessing you are right about the NATRC. Oh well.... The med keeps him sound. I wouldn't take him off of it for benefit of a competition.
Thank you all. Appreciate the replies!
The only way you could tag along with ecurbh is by being a drag rider, and drag riders have to stay behind the competitors, so ecurbh would have to be at the back too. Which isn't a big deal. He wouldn't have other horses pass him:)
Drag riders cannot pass anyone in the division they are dragging for.
Becky
I don't mean to offend either:) but I don't see it being any worse taking an out of condition horse on a lenghly pleasure ride and then having to bute to get him over his soreness, vs. getting him in good condition on his meds,and THEN take him off and putting the horse thru a test to see if he could be fine with no meds.
I'm was just suggesting differnt things to try.
Becky