Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Tevis

I would love to know why a trail dangerous enough for horses to fall off of
is presented to the public for a competitive event.  As a ride manager, I
wouldn't dream of doing that.  I couldn't deal with the guilt, knowing that
the trail wasn't as safe as it could possibly be.  Even then, horses fall on
pavement, or stumble over rocks, but to fall down a steep bank into a
river??????

Barbara McCrary
Ride manager, Swanton Pacific 75/100

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Shaw" <sshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <RideCamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: [RC] Tevis


> Actually the completion ratio was 43%. BC went to Hal Hall's horse. He
> came from behind, 13th? at Foresthill to 3rd overall?  Was really
> strong.
>
> Want stories? Well why doesn't someone tell the one about the person in
> top ten that wasn't "allowed" to show their horse for the Haggin Cup
> even though the horse looked pretty good.
>
> Or the one's about the horses falling off the trail. One of them didn't
> make it, too bad, but that can happen even on a training ride. One of
> them did make it even though it rolled all of the way down into the
> river. They found it the next day (thank goodness it had water) and they
> had to swim it down the river quite a ways till they got to a place they
> could get it up onto the trail.
>
> It was hot hot hot out there. I got to crew again this year :( but
> Michele did make it in 6th place. Live vicariously sometimes.
>
> Steve Shaw
>
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