Re: RC: Million Pines: A sponger is born

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In a message dated 4/12/00 11:47:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, EquesB writes:

<< Sponging is ceratainly easier, but, we are soon to be in the midst of a 
drought and the water is so low that it is dangrous to take the horse that 
close. So, it will be time to switch to scoops (Training rides only).  Not 
only can I get a lot of water on my horse, but if I cut the bottom out of a 
liquid detergent bottle, his little Arabian muzzle can drink the whole thing! 
 >>

Guess I'm spoiled as a rider and used to "putting out" as a manager--up here 
on the desert side, when we don't have accessible water (which we rarely do) 
we haul big stock tanks out to appropriate spots on the trail and haul water 
to fill them up.  So that makes the scoops moot, too!  :-)

Heidi