First ride

Cindy Budler (cindy.budler@cosmos.co.za)
Sun, 26 Jan 97 20:10:28 PST

I'm in seventh heaven because we just finished our first ride and
came second to boot!!. It was an absolutely scorching day (35
degrees celsius) but my little Anglo-Arab Jafaar acted like a
seasoned endurance veteran except when we had to pass people
going back to camp - the confusion of a young horse "why can't I
turn around and go home too?".His pulses where great 36 ,36 ,and
44 and no soundness or other problems and I think he thoroughly
enjoyed it too.I had a great time but felt like many of you whose posts
I have being reading on the Friday night - where's this I'm sure i
packed it! Thanks for all the info on conditioning and preperation - it
made everything a lot easier and less scary.

Cindy and Jafaar (the reformed evil sorcerer)