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RE: [RC] So, who went riding today???? - Spencer, Maryann LTCMany of us rode the Frigid
Digit yesterday at LBJ Grasslands. The rain held off until after
7pm. Was chilly in the morning and warm in the afternoon if one was
riding. Some muddy places but great footing otherwise. Barefoot not
a problem. Rode my green broke, recently gelding, gelding and was PLEASED with
his pulses. Now we can condition at a faster pace. It was his first
endurance ride and we were working, at least I was, on his response to his
rider. We did ok considering it took us 4 days to get from CAL to
TX. Had a delay getting the health cerificate that no one has ever asked
for and then had flat tire in El Paso. Rode Friday with a friend who had
ridden with us last Oct and he was impressed with the additional good behavior
for riding. We have started Parelli and it really works. This guy
was a quiet stallion and goes well with other horses as a gelding.
However, his heart rate was l4 before and after the first loop and l5 after the
second loop. Wish we had not had to geld him now if he has such a great
heart. We had not ridden for a couple of weeks and it was a long trailer
ride back to TX. LBJ grasslands is great riding and TADRA puts
on good rides. Happy trails to all. mas
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of RDCARRIE@xxxxxxx Sent: Sat 2/5/2005 11:18 PM To: paus@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] So, who went riding today???? My husband and I
had a great ride today. I rode my new horse Bear and he rode our Paso Fino
mare Barbarita. We did 14.5 miles, according to my GPS. Did some
more exploring at our ride site, and found a really neat old woods road that has
some hills and neat terrain. I found out that Bear is quite adept at the
"Arabian Teleport," in response to encountering a pair of horse-eating logs that
were lying in wait as we zipped around a corner. I stayed on, much to my
husband's amazement, but it wasn't pretty. <VBG> Nothing
bothers this guy, except logs. Not stumps, palmettos, etc. Just
logs. Go figure.
It was a nice day to be out. Supposed to rain all day tomorrow, so guess we'll work on the barn. :) Dawn in East Texas
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