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We've never had that kind of problem.  By the time the "lost" person comes 
back to the correct trail, there will be many hoofprints from horses going 
the correct direction.  We HAVE had riders get off trail because of 
vandalism, or in the case one year, where there was a runners' event whose 
trail crossed ours.  By sheer coincidence, their ribbons were so near the 
same color as ours that a couple of front-runners ended up following their 
trail and found themselves at the park HQs.  Our flagging was pink and 
white, the other was pink and lime green, indistinguishable in the early 
hours of the morning in a deep forest.  I've heard that same story numerous 
times, but on our ride, having drag riders pull flagging works just fine. 
And besides, unless our flagging has been altered, riders almost never get 
off trail.  We mark turns extremely well.

Barbara


Original Message.............
From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] 2006 Big Horn 100


> > On our ride, drag riders perform at least two necessary functions.
> > They are > safety riders, and they remove our ribbons and signs as they
> ride.
>
> I have heard, more than once, of a rider missing a turn and getting off
> trail, then the safety riders passed them and got ahead of them pulling
> the markers.
>
> Angie
>
>
> Angie McGhee
> http://www.lightersideofendurance.com



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