Lud had a horse that effectively controlled
horses that tried to pass him...he would pin his ears and sneer at any horse
that tried that. Another trick of his was to weave back and forth across
the trail to cut them off. This was the horse's technique, not
Lud's.
Louise Reidel was one of the most artful trail
blockers around. She always wanted to be first in a group into a CTR vet
check, because you end up with a lot less standing around. If you came
up behind her a few miles from the check, she would "loose control" of the
"Bitch Mare:" (her words not mine), and it would wander back and forth on the
trail effectively blocking it. Because placing in CTR does not hinge on
order of arrival, I always found it amusing.
I am told that she also "lost control" of her
horses in a similar manner on endurance rides when she was
younger.
Ed
PS. I liked Louise a lot and we got along
good. I think most Midwest riders, at least as she got older, just
considered this to be an eccentricity earned by her stellar record and
age.
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
