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Re: [RC] [RC] Lightning - Soli SorokinI live about 10 miles from East Fork Stables and ride there frequently. I hadn't heard about the incident until my July 4th trip on horseback from Jamestown to Byrdstown....As I rode through Byrdstown, I noticed a really REALLY black cloud approaching and figured I'd just have to ride the storm out as I was no where near home and no one could get to me in time with a truck and trailer. Well, a complete stranger stopped me and insisted that I COULD not and WOULD not ride out the storm, period. I WOULD put my horse in their barn and go inside their house until it passed. I attempted an argument, and they replied with the story about what had happened a few days previously out at East Fork. I was pretty thankful for their persistence. Although I've rode out quite a few thunderstorms here, it was one of the bad ones, and the story of the folks out at East Fork reminded me that nature is not really something to scoff at. ~S On 7/21/05, rides2far@xxxxxxxx <rides2far@xxxxxxxx> wrote: Just before our little race for low ground yesterday, one of the other riders told me about this incident below. Gave us more incentive to move on. The woman who told me said they'd "taken cover" under a tree...always a bad idea. This happened at East Fork, a very popular area near Big South Fork where many horse owners buy a vacation lot and take their horses up for weekends. The website I found the clipping on was pretty scary...called http://www.struckbylightning.org/news/dispIncidentdb.cfm Glad I didn't get my name on it! Angie 07/01/2005 1 dead 0.0 M Jamestown Tennessee USA riding a horse Horse,Outside An afternoon riding horses turns deadly when lightning strikes in Fentress County. Authorities say five people were horseback riding at East Fork Stables near Jamestown when the storm hit. Just before three this afternoon, a bolt of lightning struck a tree, ran into the ground and killed a man and two horses. The lightning knocked two other people to the ground. No word on their conditions right now. Jennifer Geiger , Producer http://www.wbir.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=26943&provider=rss sbl20050207061847_news.aspx_storyid=26943_provider=rss =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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