Re: [RC] [RC] Man vs. Horse speeds & Shermans Gap at the OD - Truman Prevatt
If you learn to tail correctly - letting the horse pull you up - it's
as easy on you tailing up as riding up and a lot easier on the horse.
My old mare was a wonderful downhill horse so I'd be more likely to be
on her passing people on the downhill and one the ground letting her
pull me up - instead of carry me up - the climbs. The only exception
was at the '96 ROC where I knew from preriding the trial that there was
an overhanging limb that would have taken me off the horse on the last
decent - which happened for me in the dark. You bet I was on the ground!
Different strokes - but I have all my toenails ;-).
In a message dated 6/16/2004 3:53:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
capella@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I'm a pretty good "downhiller" myself,
and leading my horse in hand on the most difficult sections of the OD
I've easily passed (at a relaxed jog with my pony jogging behind
me) other riders still sitting in the saddle
When I rode Tevis I dismounted and jogged with horse in hand
down every hot steep canyon. I could fly down those steep slopes and he
knew just how to follow me without stepping on me. I was hoping that I
was saving his front legs a little with my weight off of him. But, my
agreement with him was that if I jogged down, he had to carry me up the
other side. (Of course, I lost some toenails later, but that was from
wearing cheap running shoes I guess.)
Bonnie
So. Calif.
-- "It is necessary to be noble, and yet take humility as a basis
"It
is necessary to be noble, and yet
take humility as a basis.
It is necessary
to be exalted, and yet take modesty as a foundation."
