Re: Cougar Rock Training (totally tongue in cheek :)

["Cora" <bandc@teknett.com>]

    In all due respect I also have been over Cougar Rock,  and with the same
horse would do so again many times over, If I did not trust my horse, I
would not go!! I did not feel at all threatned by this piece of rock!!! You
need to make up your own mind, Thank You , Cora -- Original Message -----
From: <Dbeverly4@aol.com>
To: <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 6:27 PM
Subject: RC: Cougar Rock Training (totally tongue in cheek :)


> In a message dated 7/21/00 6:02:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> kathy_mayeda@atce.com writes:
>
> << But as crazy as all of the stuff that happens at the Tevis, I still
want
>  to do it, and get my photo on Cougar Rock!
>   >>
>
> Repeat after me:  "Go around the rock"  Go around the rock.  Go around the
> rock.  If you still insist on going over Cougar Rock here are some
training
> tips:  First practice hanging low over your horse's neck and screaming "Oh
my
> God I'm gonna die!".  You'd better get him used to all the yelling, or
he'll
> spook at an inopportune moment.   Then take him to one of those rock walls
> that climbers use to practice (my kids love those things).  Paint 3 arrows
on
> it, have one going at an impossible right angle turn.  There's Cougar
Rock.
> Whatever you do, get that last right hand turn down pat.  If you can't get
> the hang of that RH turn, practice free falling.  If you really want that
> picture I can send you one that you can digitally superimpose your own
> picture onto (after all, all those grey Arabs look alike right?)
>
> Sylvia :))
>
>
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