Longstreets Charge.

["robert and carla lawson" <robandcarla@hotmail.com>]

I just saw that Longstreets is on June 3 this year.  correct me if i am 
wrong.I wish I could go as this is a wonderful ride. I can't go but would 
love to hear stories this year. So In hopes that Angie and her crew get tons 
and tons of mail about it I am gonna tell you some about it. course i may 
end up butchering it. Oh well Penny will be happy the less people the better 
her chances at winning! NICE PRIZES!!!!
I see this ride as a great warmup for a 100 or perhaps a crucial training 
ride to make the horse think. Yep it has all kinds of Rocks and some are not 
that friendly. But the advantage to that is that there is a slow area where 
you get to meet alot of good folks.  The thing about these rocks are I see 
them as an oppertunity to get the horse to look down and place the foot. 
There isn't to much of this but I loved it. I enjoyed my horses head bending 
down and placing her foot to see where she was going. And it was her first 
(saddly her only ride) and she did wonderful. I only recall one stone 
bruise.
Otis is a great Vet and is very helpful. I don't know how he gets along for 
his size but Otis is a wonderful vet. I only did the LD but the scenery was 
great. Deep woods, the first is a gravel road that has some great twists in 
it. up and down the hill. Vet Check is easy to find and they keep it well 
watered. I flew through vet check at the top and I was blowing in. 50's were 
coming back in at the time I had hardly any waiting. they have a nice dinner 
after the rides. yep the camping is primative. but every buddy there is very 
nice and the area is beautiful. To me I enjoy this ride simply because of 
the way it makes a horse do his hardest of work with his mind. yep you may 
wanna bring the pads and easyboots but if you miss this ride you have missed 
the warmup for Tevis, Biltmore or OD. I may need to check my schedule to get 
them right. I really love this ride I would encourage you to try to get to 
it and enjoy it. If you are in the area and can take some time off head to 
Bankhead or Talladega while your at it. Make a week of it. They say it is 
gonna be sooo hot the night before the ride but I think Angie is in good 
standing with the Man Upstairs coss it never was that hot! As a matter of 
fact I had to give up my jacket to my buddy the first year I crewed there. 
Go to help crew or Go to ride. You have my gaurantee that it will be 
interesting ride.
Carla (wishing I could go.)
Ansata (crud so close to home.)
Haley (oh well we can go trail ride there!)
Rob (sorry babe we got work to do!)
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