ridecamp@endurance.net: Gold Country Endurance Ride

Gold Country Endurance Ride

Pete Occhialini (poko@jps.net)
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 21:49:20 -0700

Enjoyed reading the positive feedback about the GC ride. I'm the vice
president of the Gold Country Endurance Riders and our club strives to
put on the 2nd best endurance ride in the country. The best is the
Tevis, the one we model ourselves after. Diane Macken our President and
Cherryl Holbrook, our ride manager, along with the members of the club
work long and hard to provide the riders and their horses withthe best
possible care. We are all endurance riders who love our horses and the
sport of endurance and I think that shows with the ride we put on. Our
vets are the greatest and help make this ride the success it has become.

This year, I managed the Rock Creek Vet check. This is usually done by
Pete Occhialini and Jim Holbrook. After working the ride for the past
three years, they decided to take a break and see the trails. They both
ride experienced endurance horses and are usually middle of the pack
finishers. Both horses and riders have completed the Tevis and finished
all their rides this year in great shape. When Pete and Jim came into
the lunch stop, they discovered they were in the top ten. Along with
Cindy Larkin and Becky Santucci, they decided to see if they could
actually top ten the ride. They came back through the Rock Creek Vet
check, horses looked great and continued on. Cindy finished 6, Pete 7th
, Jim 8th and Becky 9th. Pete's horse Donald went on to win the best
condition. In response to jtaylor, neither rider's horse had any
swelling or soreness. Donald was trotting in his pasture the next day
and generally looked and felt a lot better than his rider. Both horses
are being given 2 weeks off, because the pace was faster than usual. We
will probably be back to our normal riding pace in the rides to come,
and having as good a time as ever. Come join us next year and plan to
be pampered through your ride. It's a tough ride, but we will take care
of you.

Karin Occhialini 

-- 
Rancho Occhialini
"Where the fat guy lumbers"


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