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RE: [RC] spider web face - Esther

One of the friends I used to night ride with was a
whopping 6'8" or 9", built like a brick wall and on a
16hh quarterhorse.  I made sure I rode right behind
him.  Never a fear of spiders with him in the lead!

Esther and Chagalle


--- Laurie Underwood <laurieunderwood@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

One night at the barn it started storming hard.  The
horses were all in
their stalls in anticipation of the storm.  I was
standing by the stall
of a gelding named Sonny.  The lights went out and
about that time,
Sonny chose to nuzzle me.  Well.  Those long muzzle
whiskers tickled my
neck, I screamed and jumped clear across the aisle
in one stride!  Do I
hate insect critters?  YES!

And you are right about the tallest rider.  One of
my riding companions
is a diminutive 4'8" (and she doesn't use a mounting
block!).  When
she's riding the "tall" horse, 14.3, we sometimes
stand a chance of her
getting the bugs before us.  But when she's riding
the "short" horse,
14.2, no way.  That inch means something out there!

Laurie

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Terri Parrot
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:56 AM
To: Laurie Underwood
Cc: Ridecamp
Subject: RE: [RC] spider web face

When in doubt, ride behind the biggest rider on the
biggest horse.  Especially at night.  Double
especially when there is no moon.  I have to say, it
is eerie to hear the slaps and screams coming from
the
person in front and thank them profusely because
it's
not me!

Esther and Chagalle
--- Laurie Underwood <laurieunderwood@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Apparently there are advantages to riding the

slower

horse!
 
Laurie Underwood
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On

Behalf

Of
teri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:26 PM
To: Truman Prevatt; rides2far@xxxxxxxx
Cc: stlst@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [RC] spider web face
 
I usually like to ride second.  That way, the

front

rider gets hit and
removes the web leaving me to go through without a
problem.  
-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Truman Prevatt
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:03 PM
To: rides2far@xxxxxxxx
Cc: stlst@xxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] spider web face
Come ride in FL in Aug. We have these things

called

banana spiders -
because that's about how big they are. The build
their webs about head
hight to a rider on a horse and there is one about
every 100 feet. The
good news is they are pretty harmless, I've had

them

dangling off my
helmet in my face, on my back on my shoulder, on

my

horse and none the
worst for the wear. You got through on Tuesday and
take them out and by
the time you go back on on Wednesday they are up
again. 

Most spiders aren't a big deal. My favorite trick

is

when I am riding
with someone is to be quiet and duck at the last
minute so the person
behind has no time to react. I hear they taste
pretty good ;-). 

Truman

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:


Ewwww...in South Texas we have these brown striped
humongo spiders 
    
 
Just a bit of advice...spider season is *not* a

good

time to ride a
horse
that requires 2 hands to control, and attempt to
pony another, at speed,
down spider infested trails. Just a little thing I
learned last year in
one of my "Duh" moments. I counted 42 webs that
plastered over my face
in
2 hours. >yuk!<
 
Angie
  
 
-- 


"The person of superior integrity does not insist
upon his integrity.
  For this reason, he has integrity. The person of
inferior integrity
  never loses sight of his integrity.  For this
reason, he lacks
integrity."
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