Re: RC: Re: NC just back...BC 50 (Angie)

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Truman, that's too funny! You know, I was talking to Claude Brewer about
his Tevis trip last year. He was reciting some tale about a participant
in the Tevis one year who was leading till they reached the American
River, but the horse wouldn't cross...and therfore didn't win and didn't
get a completion.  Don't know if it's true, but certainly emphasizes the
point that you need to "train" for whatever you may run into. For
example, that sponge on a string?  Don't wait for a ride to try that on
your horse. Some of them thing that's the monster from the black lagoon!
<grin>

Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic

Truman Prevatt wrote:
> 
> You forgot that big "Pepsi" sign on both sides of the finish line. I took the
> JBird out Firday and it took us five minutes of him snorting, spinning and
> backing up before he would go between these two big horse eatting signs. Yep
> some finish line all right.
> 
> Truman
> 
> Lynne Glazer wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Since you haven't, I will.  The horses, uh, equines come down a hill
> > behind camp and travel on a road that parallels camp; passing
> > corralled entrants in the process.  Then they have to *keep going*,
> > across the main road into camp, past a softball field and around a
> > big pasture.  Only then do they get to approach camp and finish
> > parallel to the main road where spectators mingled on both sides.
> > I'd imagine it was VERY hard to leave camp at 49.7 (or whatever )
> > miles without even stopping for a bite to eat!
> >
> > Personally, I'll never forget the sight of Jan Worthington's horse
> > slipping and falling on her as he and the horse he was racing made a
> > left some yards after the finish line.  Amazing she wasn't hurt.
> >
> > Lots of good Rudy pictures on the website, yep.
> >
> > Lynne
> 
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