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On the other hand, I had two interesting experiences in the river below the 
bridge.  In one case, my horse was dragging his tailfeathers by the time I 
reached the river, so I unsaddled him, he rolled in the river, got up and 
shook himself, I re-saddled and we took off up the trail.  That dip in the 
river refreshed him so much that it gave him a whole new lease on life.  The 
second experience was simply that I rode my horse all the way across the 
river and climbed out on the other side, bypassing the bridge all together. 
If one of the Ford boys had trouble, it must have been a year with higher 
water than I experienced.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Shaw" <sshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:13 AM
Subject: [RC] Swinging Bridge..


> Now that I am retired from endurance riding I don't mind sharing some 
> strategies about Tevis.
> DO NOT go down to the water before the Swinging Bridge. Just past the 
> bridge is a great water source right along the trail and you save so much 
> time.
> Also, I remember one remarkable year at the Tevis when the Ford (Easyboot) 
> family were all competing. One of the sons went down to the river before 
> the bridge. What an interesting story that turned out to be! As I was 
> riding over the bridge I saw four orange (the newly introduced color) easy 
> boots floating skyward down the river with Cole(?) trying to hold the 
> horse's head above water.  The horse survived and finished the ride, 
> though the rider wished he hadn 't... Another story....
> Steve Shaw
>
>
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