Re: Silver State 2001

["Dee" <love2ride@starband.net>]

>   Everything went really well the first day.  The only
> negative thing that day was the horse people were trying to ride
> barefoot.  The horse was looked really lame out on the trail, it was so
> sore that even my junior couldn't believe the rider didn't get off and
walk
> it back to camp.  I guess it **barely** passed the vet check with a grade
2
> lameness at the end.

        The ride report I read said the horse hit its ankle on a rock and
yes, it was lame for a short time, but the vet checked it over very
carefully and gave permission to continue the ride. Surely he wouldn't have
done that if the horse was truly lame.

Dee