-----Original Message----- From: STELLERIDE@xxxxxxx
[mailto:STELLERIDE@xxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:02
AM To: steph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Tevis Lost
Horse
Stephie & John - I just read on EN about the lost horse and replied the
following; You may wish to send this out on the EN for everyones
benefit. Seven years ago we lost our Markoss+/ in the Colorado Pikes Peak
Wilderness area which had a significant population of cougars and
bear. When horsemen searching in grid formation could not find him we hired
a helicopter and a search plane and Monika and I rode for nine days looking for
him. It is a very sad, helpless and terrible feeling. He was
also injured because the saddle had slipped to the side and a breast collar
strap cut two sixteen inch gashes under his "arm pit" four inches deep. Finally
two deer hunters found him and we led him out. He was not in good
condition. The predators would have probably taken him down in a few more
days. This whole incident was written up in Western Horseman. Later,
an old cowboy wrote in and said when you lose a horse like this take out another
horse and tie him to a tree where your horse disappeared and go off a
distance. The tied horse will whinny for companionship and very
possibly call in the lost horse. The lost horse may hear him as
much as a mile away. If we had done this we would have had him recovered
in just a day since he was found just a half a mile from where he was last
seen. We have great empathy for anyone who loses their horse.
Markoss+/ went on to win many more endurance rides and BCs, Thank God! Hope
this helps. Bob & Monika Steller.
