FW: This is an E ticket ride! (From Karen)

["John Teeter" <johnt@endurance.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: imgoneriding@earthlink.net [mailto:imgoneriding@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 12:30 PM
> To: ridecamp
> Subject: This is an E ticket ride!
>
>
> We (Louise and myself & our 4 horses)  just got back from the
> most amazing
> bareback moonlight ride on the levy.  It felt like we were at Disneyland,
> only better!  The moon is shining bright, lighting up the river
> on one side
> and Contrary Lake on the other.....fireflies illuminated the way.  The
> sound of the horses hooves landing softly in the thick grass, the river
> flowing and the city lights in the background made it seem completely
> magical.
>
> It's 63 degrees right now in Saint Joseph, MO.  The weather is
> gorgeous.  Tomorrow we're going to our first ride meeting and
> will get some
> more shopping done.  On Monday we vet in, and Dr. Barney will have his
> scale so we can all weigh our horses too.
>
> I think I have all the settings adjusted properly on the computer now, so
> when we get back from Savannah tomorrow I can get these emails sent off,
> and get the first set of photos up.  Everybody here has been really
> nice.  When we told the clerk at the Patee House (Pony Express
> Museum) that
> there weren't any postcards with horses on them she pulled out
> some really
> nice cards with a pony express rider on them. :+)))
>
> Guess we'll do some more sight seeing tomorrow too.  We drove by the
> psychiatric museum, and all thought that is really where we should be
> checking in!   :+P   Lots of interesting things here in Saint Joseph.
>
> Everybody here seems to be having a great time.  All the horses are doing
> well, eating plenty and enjoying all the green grass.  We are all
> learning
> from one another, fixing meals together and planning our crewing
> strategies.
>
> Then we all have to start getting our tack and saddles ready for the
> ultimate ride start on Tuesday morning!
>
> Happy XP Trails,
>
> Karen
> www.endurohorse.com
>