Re: [RC] Owhyee Detailed Results - Truman PrevattJeeze I sure hate to agree with Angie, it gives her a big head. However, she is absolutely correct. In '96 I did the ROC with easy boots all around on the mare. It was pretty easy in the West - so easy it lulled me into a false sense of of reality as to what a pain in the butt these things are in the East.Since the '96 ROC and the '97 Big South Fork my wife decied to give me the horse she had ruined by running him up front for a ride - a.k.k the Jbird. I decide that instead of pads on the BSF I'll use Ezboots. Big mistake. After having boots fall off for about 20 miles on the scoend loop and having to tie the Jbird up to a tree and go back and find them and wasting about an hour I look down about 5 miles from the last check and see the buckle broken on a boot - a new one at that. I got so disguested with boots I just got off and removed them, tied them to my saddle. I looked at my watch and figured I was impacted the vets and the ride and galloped the last five miles mostly up hill - can you say lactic acid. I get to the check and it takes the Jbird about 10 mintues (it was also hot). The vet looks at my card and my horse and ask - did you run in to which I told him yes. Of course he was 52 when he checked in. He said he looks great for what you did. I went on to finish (with any damn boots). Needless to say that is the last time I depended on boots. But the thing to take away about lactic acid, or quick recovery - much of it depends on what you did the last five miles. Truman rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote: understand from a ride manager's perspective that it might be a big >>>old nightmare.It'd be AWESOME if AERC required results in this manner, but I =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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