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Re: [RC] Riding in Fairground arenas (A Montana experience) - Carol Suggs

Christy, unfortunately this happens at a lot of fairgrounds wherein the
arena area is being used for multiple things throughout the year.  We are
always picking out metal, screws and misc parts during our horse
shows...just last Saturday I picked out a gas cap and a small piece of sheet
metal.  We also have a lot of rocks within the sand...as a rider you just
have to be careful and I always try to walk my horse around and eye ball the
arena prior to doing a class if they give us the opportunity to do so.    At
a horse show at our local fairgrounds a few years ago one of our horses had
a bolt that was wedged sideways on the sole of her foot with the head of the
screw in the frog area and the pointy end of the screw tucked under the
shoe.  I thought she as a little off ...no wornder!

Carol-Mariposa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christy Hawes" <brattyblond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:56 PM
Subject: [RC] Riding in Fairground arenas (A Montana experience)



I read about staying at fairgrounds and wanted to post a warning.

In Kalispell, Montana I put on a horse show at the local FAIRGROUNDS using
the sand arena (only big arena). Sounds OK, right? Well, come to find out
that same arena is used for the demolition derby!! There were pieces of
metal in that sand!! I had a friend's horse get a piece of metal in his

foot

during a show class. Horse was luckily not hurt. Rider won't ride there
anymore.

Something you might want to ask about before using a Fairgrounds arena-
especially in the smaller towns.  Can you say LIABILTY when putting on a
show??!!  but, what do you do....

Christy Hawes
circle.of.mares@xxxxxxxxx





From: Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sarah.engsberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   Overnight request for Missouri and Nebraska
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:05:18 -0700

I've done a lot of long distance traveling with horses in the west.  I
highly recommend local fairgrounds and rodeo arenas.  Almost every small
town in Nebraska and west has a rodeo arena.  Mitchell, NB, just west of
Scotts Bluff and almost into WY has a very nice fairgrounds. Occasionally

I

have been asked to pay about $10 but often staying is free!  You might

have

to walk your horses around to find some grass but it usually isn't hard

to

find.  Unless there is an event going on, we would turn our horses out in
the arena (after first checking to make sure ALL the gates are closed)

for

some run around time.  Often you can pull your rig up close to the pens

the

horses are in.  We've found the rodeo grounds just by pulling into a
filling station and asking.  Folks have always been friendly and willing

to

help horse people.
Have a great trip!
Laney
Ridecamp Guest wrote:

Please Reply to: Sarah Hunt Engsberg sarah.engsberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
==========================================

Nina Barnett and I are driving from western North Carolina to Idaho
beginning this Saturday.  We will have two horses and a 33 foot rig. We
would like to overnight  between St. Louis and Columbia, MO on Saturday
night not far off Highway 70.  On Sunday night, we would like to stay

near

the Wyoming border in Nebraska not far off highway 80.  We would like to
be able to put the horses in paddocks with grass, or cordon off a

section

of pasture with out electric corrals to give the horses some greens and

a

way to stretch their legs. We would also like to plug the trailer into
some electricity. If there is anyone willing to put us up for the night

it

will be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Sarah privately at sarahdotengsbergatmindspringdotcom
Thank you for any help or suggestions.  We are also consulting the
Overnight Stabling Directory but are pinching as many pennies as we can.
SHE


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