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It would be interesting to determine whether the flat sandy track is 
dispiriting to the horses.  I once rode 18 miles on the Black Rock Desert, 
on an average sort of day, weather-wise, and my horse was so down in the 
dumps from the monotony of the terrain that he dragged.  The minute we left 
the playa and rode through sagebrush and little undulations of the ground, 
he perked right up.  I can't imaging dealing with 100 miles of sand and the 
horses' reaction to the monotony of the trail.  Tell us about this, as you 
see it.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Teeter" <johnt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:20 AM
Subject: [RC] pCup: When the sun was shining


> Loop 3 images:
>
> http://www.endurance.net/2005PresidentsCup/gallery/Loop3S/
>
> This would be the loop that had the two representatives of the Omega, the
> Crown Jewel Sponsor of the Presidents cup:
>
>  http://www.endurance.net/2005PresidentsCup/sponsors.html
>
> riding with the crew. Most of the VIPs went to Tora Bora (loop 4) to watch
> the front runners speed through the dunes. I'm not sure how it all went, 
> but
> by the end of the loop "red shirts" were handing off water bottles and 
> getting
> a first hand feel for what endurance is. For Better or Worse:)
>
> it's full dark now. There are still 10 riders out. The data flow has 
> essentially
> stopped. Short of standing out there writing things down, I'll not be 
> finding much
> out. If you have particular questions re: particular riders, let me know.
>
> bet it's chilly out there.
>
> johnt
>
>
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