BRrrr! It was 22 degrees and possibly colder in that forest, but what
a beautiful trail. Central Florida experienced the coldest night of the
season. The good part was the horses pulsed down quickly.
Thurman and Darlene had an exciting "race- in" on the 50 with Thurman
placing 6th. Valerie Kanavy's three Arabs looked in top form. Kathy
Downs had a great time on Blue. Roxanne Ciccone placed 9th on Spirit.
Cole(12 yrs old) and I came in 13th and 14th on the 30. His pinto pony did
great after a year off from competing. Brenda O'Donnell placed 4th in the
30 on Buster, the Tennessee Walker. Becky Siler did a great job taking
photos. I didn't get to stay for the 100s to finish, but Steve Rojek
looked great during the day as well as Cindy Bell. Nancy Gooch, our
wonderful timer, worked in-times, out-times, hold times, and final
times like a pro. Dr. Shearer monitored the horses carefully.
The ride management and volunteers were fantastic and are planning more
rides in the future, yea!
