Re: RC: Re: short ride

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Dale told me that story...they did not find his daughters horse for weeks!!!

Teddy

Sandy Bolinger wrote:

> Actually...grizzlies are just as leery of us as we are of them(so they
> say)..this one didn't seem particularly alarmed..just sort of ambled slowly
> off into the brush...as long as there aren't any baby bears around they
> generally don't bother people on horses...although...if Dale is handy...he's
> got an AMAZING story of being chased  at a dead run (on a horse) down a
> Glacier Park trail by a pissed off mama grizzly...His daughter was with him
> and, if I remember right, she fell off her horse during the pursuit...Great
> story(especially because no one got hurt!)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <GoldenCMK@aol.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 11:50 AM
> Subject: RC: short ride
>
> > In a message dated 06/20/2000 10:30:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > bolinger@bigsky.net writes:
> >
> > << a VERY close encounter with a grizzly bear the size of  a house (or
> even
> > bigger!) We came directly home...did not pass GO...haven't got her or
> myself
> > desensitized to big bears... >>
> >
> > Now from what I hear about grizzlys, I don't know that you would want to
> > become desensitized to bears. I think you and your horse have a reason to
> be
> > scared. I think I would have seen how fast my horse could run in 1/4 mile.
> > You should pat yourself on the back for deciding today was a go day to do
> 1/4
> > mile, turn quickly, come home...
> >
> >
> > Maria, Texas
> > 105 AERC miles :)
> > www.geocities.com/goldencmk
> >
> >
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Teddy Lancaster
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