Re: RC: RE: Endurance and CTR

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In a message dated 9/15/99 1:08:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sunibey@sisqtel.net writes:

<<  At one CTR ride which
 had been timed much too slow for us, I had planned to stay in camp during
 the lunch break to let everyone get a 20-30 minute start on us.  The horses
 left in groups of 2-3, at a walk, about 100 yards from where Suni was tied
 to his own trailer with his riding buddy.  Sun nearly pulled the trailer
 over trying to leave with the rest. >>

The CTR's that I have attended start riders in pairs, so that a person can 
buddy up with someone.  That helps to alleviate the problem.  Also, whether 
it is endurance or CTR, my MO with a green horse is to mount up BEFORE the 
start and ride off in the other direction.  Then I can come back to the start 
when the coast is clear and the horse has not had the opportunity to get all 
jazzed up.  My ex-husband was sufficiently injured to preclude his being able 
to ride at one ride where he did exactly what you described--we were parked 
near the start line, and he left his green horse tied there while everyone 
dashed by.  THEN he attempted to get on and was quite unceremoniously dumped 
after about 5 good bucks across the vetting area...  I was standing with two 
other ladies clear across camp and got a bird's-eye view of the whole 
incident--we could see it getting ready to happen, and all three of us were 
standing there saying, "He's gonna get piled!" but we were too far away to 
try to stop him...  In retrospect, the incident is humorous...  :-)

Heidi


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