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[RC] FHA 100,60,40 - Part One - Teri Hunter

FHA CTR 100,60, 40.

This is not an endurance ride but it is a Competitive ride with lots of
history. I am also not a good rider, a computer person so it most likely
will be direct to the point.

Ride Manager - Becky Siler.  What a wonderful job.  I did not ride but I
have many friends that were riding and drove up Saturday to help out and
support them.  Arrived in time to get to the last vet check (10 miles to go)
out of camp.  Helped set up water buckets for everyone.  Vets and Volunteers
started to show up.  Everyone was set up and ready to go before the first
horse arrived.  This was the second day of the 100 or the first day for 40
and 60's.  Format was Friday 40, Saturday 40, Sunday 20.  Riders coming in
and did the horses look great.  5 horses were pulled out of 47 for that day
that left out.  From what I heard from the riders there was plenty of water
out on the trail with beautiful scenery through the Ocala Forest in Florida.
Open spaces, wooded, palemetto, and lets not forget the sand.  Lots of Sand.
The volunteers did a great job refilling water buckets and handing out gator
ade and water to those arriving.  Refilling water bottles and such.  Off the
trail they went and from the looks of where they were headed into it looked
beautiful.  Wish I was riding, but then again I am glad I was not.  It has
been unconditionally hot this time of year for Florida with temps in the mid
to high 80's and humid as ever.

One rider pulled at that vet check and trailered back home.  After talking
to her after the ride she said that her horse gets hot easily and this is
always a problem with him.  She did a wonderful job of taking care of her
beautiful walker.  Such a nice person and happy with what he had
accomplished.  Alot of the 40 mile riders usually only do 25 miles, so for
them to test themselves and their horses especially in the hot, humid and
deep sand they all seemed very proud of their accomplishments.

Back at home camp, riders were coming in for their finish.  All horses
looked exceptional and really looked well taken care of for this leg of the
ride.  You can tell because everyone was coming in with a BIG smile on their
faces.  As each rider or group of riders came trotting by everyone clapped
for their accomplishments.  This seemed to help pump the riders and the
horses up.

Vets and Volunteers worked hard to keep to their schedule of events that was
extremely detailed on the brochure that was handed out.  Many activities
were involved with this ride not just the ride.  They had a social hour, a
raffle drawing of tons of prizes.  The Distance Depot
www.thedistancedepot.com was there for riders to purchase items of NEED.  We
always need something.  I picked up a jug of Perform n Win myself.


Teri Hunter
Webs By Teri
home of EquineStop.com
813-994-8280
teri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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