Re: Around the Mountain & mental conditioning

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

That does it!  Endurance riders can not sing.  How many of us sings backup
for Garth Brooks anyway?  I didn't relize that so many were breaking into
"tone deaf" reditions on not only some very boring songs, but were also
making bad immitations of anamial calls.

So I'm going out today and buy a pair of ear plugs for my next ride.  While
I'm at it I'd better get a pair for Jordy.  Of course there could be some
benefits to this.  The next ride I do with my wife, I'd have an excause.

Truman :-)

emszeliga@juno.com wrote:

> Okay, okay.  I've got to 'fess up.  Though this exercise was done to
> cheer up the *humans* on a miserable ride, not the equines.
>
> Picture the first day of a rainy 2- day ride.  With more rain forecast
> for the next day.  And mud hock deep, with some belly deep sink-holes.
> Ick, you get the picture.  About half way through day one I couldn't help
> but get silly.  I work in an elementary  school, and my office is next to
> the kindergarten classrooms.  The result is that, for a 36 year old woman
> with no children, I am unusually well versed in kindergarten songs.  The
> theme song for the weekend became "Leo the Lion"
>
> Leo the Lion, he's the king of the jungle,
> his jaws are big and wide!   *ROAR* (complete with lion roar
> impersonations)
>
> Leo the Lion, his roar is a warning,
> you better run and hide!        *ROAR* (complete with lion roar
> impersonations)
>
> Repeat frequently, with everyone joining in as they learn the words.
> Those shy about singing could at least join in the ROAR. :-)
>
> The horses startled at first roar, but quickly became accustomed to what
> their eccentric humans were doing.  We were laughing so hard that the
> rain no longer mattered... and then we were even more entertained by the
> looks on the faces of hikers we encountered :-).
>
> The moral is that it does *not* take much to amuse wet distance riders.
>
> Liz in Massachusetts
>
> On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 06:34:32 -0800 Connie Hoge <connieh@aa.net> writes:
> >Ours is "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" complete with the variety of
> >"animal sounds", &
> >the horse part customized with "real" horse names, & plus, the word
> >"carrots" added
> >in <g>.
>
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--
Truman Prevatt
Brooksville, FL

Mystic "The Horse from Hell" Storm with one on the way
Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
Danson Flame - Hot Dog I'm healed and ready to go.