RE: Re: CA horses etc.

Kim thanks for reminding me! Oh man Lisa, I forgot to mention they had a 4.4 on the Richter scale earthquake over in Truckee just a couple of days ago, but don't think many people felt it, they'd all left town due to the huge "Gap" wild fire which caused the closure of I 80. Now that woulda sped up the Tevis times, having a fire right behind you, eh Kim? Thank God that didn't occur during ride day!!! Ah California, what a place to live. Beth

>From: "KIMBERLY PRICE"

>To: jsalas@tampabay.rr.com, ridecamp@endurance.net

>Subject: RC: Re: CA horses etc.

>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:31:01 -0700

>Yes, I've been to the Fairgrounds after Tevis many times and the

>horses are

>definately tired. Esp. the ones that took the full 24 hours to come

>in, not

>sleeping and working that long takes its toll. It is sort of like

>when I'm

>working Mystery up a hill and he sweats and hikers say

>'geeeezzz...that poor

>horse is sweating!', ..sure...wouldn't you if you just lugged my fat

>arse up

>this hill! Now, go back and see those horses 24 hours later then

>judge.

>I'm glad you had a good time in CA. Oh, the earthquakes are bigger

>too!

>Kimberly (&Mystery the Morab..."nope...I don't do Tevis")

>Kimberly M. Price

>>From: "jsalas"

>>To: "ridecamp" ,

>>Subject: CA horses etc.

>>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:54:07 -0400

>>Kimberly, it is so funny that you mention the huge seagulls. After

>>the ride

>>we drove down to Pismo Beach. My kids couldn't get over the size of

>>the

>>seagulls. They were as big as our pelicans!! Then we drove to

>>Arroyo Grande

>>and visited Desperado V at the Varian Arabians. The staff there are

>>so

>>friendly. Allison and Even couldn't get over seeing our boy's

>>"dad". Now,

>>Sheila has some beautiful and functional horses. Back to the Sunday

>>after

>>Tevis, the horses in the stalls not only drooped their lips, but

>>their

>>eyelids, ears and anything else that would hang. I know a lot of

>>horses

>>droop their lips, I have one also. But there was a big difference

>>in this

>>"dead droop". The only other time I saw a horse that tired was

>>after a 3

>>day trail clinic with Chris Cox. One guy brought a very young 2

>>year old

>>Paso Fino. We rode for about 4 hours the 1st day. After the second

>>day and

>>another 4 hour ride, that poor horse laid down in his stall and

>>groaned

>>every time he had to move. He was sore!! This little horses was

>>maybe 14

>>hands and the rider was a man about 6'4", although very lean.

>>Believe me

>>everyone, you have not seen tired horses until you walk the barns

>>after the

>>Tevis. They don't move, they don't blink and they barely breath. Go

>>out and

>>run about 75 miles in the hills and you will know exactly how they

>>feel.

>>The stall floors left a lot to be desired as well. Very hard, with

>>huge

>>rocks. People put shavings and straw in the stalls, but after a

>>ride like

>>that, the horses need quilt top mattresses. That is another thing

>>to

>>consider about this ride. Is my horse really up for this and do I

>>really

>>want to put him through it? Some people had thier horses in the

>>parking

>>lot. No place to lay down. The kids and I walked the last mile or

>>so of the

>>trail just before dark. It looked tough in the daylight and I

>>believe it

>>was an easier part of the trail. Yeah, as tough as it all sounds, I

>>wanna

>>try! God Bless all the horses who gave it thier best shot. What

>>they do for

>>us, huh? Lisa Salas, The Odd fArm we b odd

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