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RE: [RC] Problem Child - Val NicosonJust wanted you to know others are in the same boat as you. My mare was stable boarded and now resides at my friend's place where I have her on 24/7 pasture rest until Spring 2004...hopefully she will be able to be reconditioned. Meanwhile my friend has me riding her experienced endurance horse while she continues to condition and begins competing on her younger horse. She gets to keep two horses conditioned and I get the saddle time/experience and get to compete with my friend. In the past two months have completed my first-ever 25 mile LD ride alongside my friend. Boy was I worn out! But happy too! Do you have a pasture for your mare? If so perhaps you could eventually look into getting a rescue or another horse in the future. Am only on archives too so can't send a reply directly to you. Good luck...seems lots of folks have more than one horse needing conditioning and would appreciate a rider. Val + Sania Where are you located? maybe somebody has a horse that needs riding? I know there are more like me out there, 1 rider, 2 horses under saddle, 2 at the trainer and 1 more for next year lol Jessica www.magickmorning.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Lerma To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 9:15 PM Subject: [RC] Problem Child Well, Iv'e been a newbie for almost three years and for some reason or another have never ever made it to an event. Something always stops me. First, it was not having a trailer and not knowing anyone else who rode endurance in my area. OK. Bought a trailer. Then I got pregnant and got Toxemia. Ok. Baby is 9 months old and horse is once again fit enough to do a LD. 3 days before the ride she pulls a suspensory ligament. It has been four months of hand walking and now she is worse than ever. Vet came back out yesterday and did x-rays. Got the news today. My mare will never be sound again. I can't afford another horse and mine is only 12 and I could never sell her. I guess it will be a while before I get out to a competition. Man, this sucks! It could be worse though. She could be dying. At least I can still spend time with her. She will be a great horse for my daughter! -JodieL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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