Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies

There is usually a contestant entry fee charged which goes to the ranch or
trial site to help recover some of the costs for lawyers, specialists, water
reports, field inspections, etc. required for filing the Environmental
Impact Report with the feds.....spectators are asked to donate!  That's why
one doesn't see this event very often -- few spectators want to donate which
means entry fees are usually in the few hundred thousands of dollars each.
Bucket Buddies Trial Events in themselves are 'endangered events'.

Bonnie Davis


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles" <cdy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies


> If there is some way to charge admission and for the ranch to make money,
I
> know the perfect place.
>
> There are electric fences,  Hard to find water supplies, hills, cows,
> horses, deer, snapping turtles, quicksand (available by special request),
> and distance over obscure trails and obstacles.
>
> I nominate Grey Rock Ranch in Boyds, MD.
>
> Charles
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Jim Holland" <lanconn@xxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies
>
>
> > Sure, will post next Bucket Buddies Trials when they are announced.
> >
> > I understand they're trying to find a site for 2003 trials.
> >
> > Since past trials have been held on federal lands it looks like it might
> be
> > hard to have another trials because:  in many areas can't take water
from
> > creek for fear of disturbing Yellow Legged frog eggs; no logs across
> streams
> > for fearing of daming creek and causing flood; no upslope movement
(again
> > for fear of disturbing soil in bank which may cause disturance of
> endangered
> > Blue Button Wasted Grey Hooded Purple Dotted butterfly); barbed wire
> fences
> > have to be approved before installation; bogs are considered endangered
> > habitat for various native plants; neither stumbs nor rocks can be
climbed
> > on for concern of leaving scuff marks on surfaces which is in violation
of
> > visual enviromental concerns; and, hot wire fencing is no longer allowed
> > after last contestant fizzled which proved to Forest Service that hot
> wires
> > can no longer be used in some National Forests for concern of frying
> hikers.
> >
> > Plus all these concerns and others cannot be adequately addressed and
> > completed in the Environmetal Impact Report until the nesting season of
> the
> > Meadow Red Neck Turnabout is complete and people can get onto the land
to
> > inspect the proposed trial site.  Nesting season runs from May 1st thru
to
> > April 27th.....
> >
> > Bonnie Davis
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Holland" <lanconn@xxxxxxx>
> > To: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp"
> > <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies
> >
> >
> > > Could you let us know when the next competition takes place?  I'm
> > > entering Joan... <grin>
> > >
> > > Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic
> > >
> > > Bonnie Davis wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The Obstacle Bucket Buddies Speed Award is held at the Championship
> > Bucket
> > > > Buddies Trials -- end of every odd year.  In this course one has to
> fill
> > > > bucket, cross stream on a log, up slope, climb through 5- strand
> > barbwire
> > > > fence, cross bog, climb onto stump and slide down rock next to stump
> and
> > > > then open and close drop wire fence that has a hot wire on top.
> > > > Unfortunately there were no 'official' winners in 2001 -- there were
> > only
> > > > three contestants, one fell off the log after filling bucket and was
> > washed
> > > > down stream (ruled off course), the second sank in the bog and the
> only
> > > > thing found was the bucket and since it was empty (he was
> disqualified)
> > and
> > > > the third sort of fizzled away when opening the electric fence gate
> and
> > let
> > > > water from bucket splash on it......
> > > >
> > > > Bonnie Davis
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Barbara H-B" <bahoba2@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:24 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies
> > > >
> > > > > Well I'm voting for the HOLDING time drinking or not!  BTW
shouldn't
> > there
> > > > > be a 3rd award for the most amount of obstacles (trees, stumps,
> > rolling
> > > > > rock, electric pens, dogs on chains tied to trailers etc.)
> negotiated
> > by
> > > > > the buddies to get the water where that darned equine is hanging
> out?
> > > > That
> > > > > could be the Bucket Buddies Speed with Obstacle  Award.
> > > > > B
> > > > > At 06:30 PM 12/4/02, Bonnie Davis wrote:
> > > > > >Others feel it
> > > > > >should be for the longest time HOLDING the bucket up regardless
of
> > how
> > > > many
> > > > > >times the horse drinks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Barbara
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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