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Donna, just tell the RM (or whomever is doing the check-in) that you are planning to start 15 minutes (or whatever) late because your horse is a flake (<G>...been there myself).? Believe me, you will not be the first rider to do so, and will not be the last.? You just have to *check in* before the ride starts, so that they know that you're going to start.? And by letting them know that you're going to start approximately "x" minutes late, they won't panic when they see you riding out of camp late (OMG...who is that leaving now???).

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Dawn Carrie

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Donna DeYoung <skyhorseranch@xxxxxxx> wrote:

What is the rule or general policy about starting late at a ride? I mean, you have already checked in at the pre-start time about 15 minutes early, either in person or w/ your horse. So how late can you then leave camp? Is there any rule or is it up to the ride manager? My new Arabian horse is having serious?"emotional" problems at the start and for safety reasons I'd like to wait til everyone is WAY out of sight when I try my next ride. At least til he has had more starts and experience on trail.? He is difficult, to say the least, at the starts. Doesn't matter if other horses are around or with him or behind him. I can only imagine what he's thinking ... He acts as if the world is ending and if he doesn't GO this instant with all those other horses, he'll never see another horse again in his life (oh the terror of it all). Unfortunately, he's coming close to taking off with all those other horses without me.

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Donna in Texas.

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