Re: RC: GERA Classic (sketchy results)

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

Rides 2 Far wrote:

>
> I was riding with Cleon Akins and Kate Denisar on the last loop and we
> were deciding how to finish. I'd led quite a bit of the last loop, but
> Kate had done her share. Cleon wasn't feeling too good, his horse had
> thrown a big spook and he thought he'd slipped a disk. Kate had left for
> the last loop with no curb chain and was riding with a mechanical
> hackamore. I was trotting along out front and Cleon started negotiating
> our finish. We discussed how dumb it would be to race in when it was 94
> degrees and they'd done a really tough ride. I told Kate I was willing to
> race her at a trot, whoever's horse breaks has to pull up. Cleon didn't
> like that since he said his horse couldn't trot with ours, he wanted us
> to hold hands and tie. I'd never done that before but said that was fine
> too. As we made the turn onto the dam and saw the finish line ahead Cleon
> pulled up beside me and I took his hand and we yelled at Kate to come on
> up. She put her horse in a canter and he decided it was time to race in,
> oops, no curb chain. I smooched Kaboot up and tried to block him for her
> but then they really took off and Cleon decided to race her in. Next
> thing I knew I was hauling my horse down and looking at a cloud of dust.
> SUCKER!!! >g< We finished 7,8,9 but when 6th didn't complete (stone
> bruise) we moved up so I was 8th. Ride time was 5:17
>

Well sounds like you better stick with art. Being a professional negotiator
might not be in the cards:-).


>
> Kaboot looked super at the BC vetting. He just waits for the vet to tell
> him to trot so he can take off. I had to stand in front of him so they
> could take his pulse before he took off, and he trotted faster than I
> could run the whole time.
> The vet later told me, "I gave your horse the highest vet score. Any
> horse that's leading you at the end looks pretty good". He got all 9's.
> Otis says doesn't give 10's (but I know he has because he admitted he'd
> done it ONCE before when I interviewed him for EN >g<)
>
> Joe Schoech and Bogy got a WELL DESERVED BC. He was about 4th? Horse
> looked great and Joe's a heavyweight. It's so nice to see someone winning
> BC that really deserves it and makes you feel good about the sport.
>

Yep.


> So 6th was Kate Denisar on Pizazz
> 7th Cleon Akins on CJ Dunn (Arab/Morgan cross)
> 8th Angie McGhee on Kaboot
> 9th Judy Sandlin on Shammy (they bought him back from the Kanaveys) Not
> sure who got moved up to 10th...maybe Vicki Parker?
>
> 41 horses started the 50 and I think about 35 finished. The 25's
> completion ratio was a little better but I forget how many there were.
> The ride was well run and we just had a great time.
>

That's pretty dog gone good considering the weather. Glad you had a good
ride.

The winner was Debi Fodi from FL.

Truman