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RE: [RC] Man vs. Horse speeds & Shermans Gap at the OD - bobmorrisYes, But remember the fact that Arlene and Christof CANTERED down that hill side. And this was a section of trail that many people got off and lead down. Bob Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lynne Glazer Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:12 PM To: Mcgann, Barbara Cc: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ridecamp (E-mail) Subject: Re: [RC] Man vs. Horse speeds & Shermans Gap at the OD Bob Morris, are you listening? Flashback time... Remember how fast we went back down that mountain, in the rain? At least we beat the hail, if not the sheep. Lynne who stayed with Bob on a dare we fell on the front side, on the hill below that cabin. I do remember it was 9400 feet there! On Jun 16, 2004, at 3:13 PM, Mcgann, Barbara wrote: Some ten years ago, I was at a ride put on in Sun Valley, Idaho (very steep terrain, skiers heaven). The ride manager told us that when we got to the very top of the mountain that we would ride by an old cabin and then plunge off the backside of the mountain. She warned us that we absolutely should dismount and walk and lead our horses down the mountain. Now I very seldom walk (or run) on rides (that why we call them "rides"), but when I got to the top, the RM warning was ringing in my ears, so I got off and started down. Before I got 100 yards, I had fallen hard twice. My horse was very patient and would just stop, looking down at me like what in the world do you think you're doing? At that point, I gave up and mounted him on the off-side (uphill side) and proceeded to ride to the bottom, just like I should have done in the first place. It WAS steep, and rocky and slippery, but thats exactly why you needed to stay ON the horse!! Barb McGann ============================================================ The only thing worse than crewing for a female Endurance rider is crewing for a wet, tired female Endurance Rider! A good crew person has patience, a sense of humor, and knows that sometimes it's best to say nothing at all! ~ Jim Holland ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ===========================================================There are 2 ways to win at this sport. You take a horse and race him for a short time and then find a new horse or you can take one horse , do the homework and spend many miles and years enjoying that horse. ~ Paddi Sprecher ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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