Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Riding Alone

 

I always carry a .38 special, and just found my hunting knife that I had a strap made to go around my calf. After seeing that fellow that saved his life in Washington after he slit the throat of a cougar that attacked him, I will be wearing my knife again.

 

This is not only for the four legged predators, but out here there are lots of "two legged" predators as well. I took my horse riding last week to an old homestead where the first fires of the season started. I wanted to see the damage, plus there is a huge pond that I take the horses swimming in. Both horse and rider go sans clothes. There are two locked gates to go through, so I put in a gate and cut a trail from the back of my place. this isn't a place that has traffic.

 

However trundling towards the pond, here comes a forest service truck with a couple of fellows and that ruined my skinny dipping, but I still intended to go for a swim with horse and two dogs. Getting to the pond, there were some contract guys there to finish mopping up parked right at the pond.  I felt very volunerable, I did not take my gun nor my knife.

 

I went swimming me in clothes, horse naked, and after watching the "fun" they drove to my side of the pond and offered me a drink of water. I accepted and then the one guy comes walking towards me and sets the bottle of water under a tree and keeps walking towards me and then says, "Well, what is your name?" I am thinking fast now and said amber APPLEGATE. Well in this country, Applegate draws your attention real fast as it is home to the Applegate pioneer family. I went on to say how I was related and EVERYONE around here knows me, and that it just happened that I went to their bosses home in Grants Pass looking at a horse that his wife had for sale so I immediately threw that in that I knew his boss and ANGIE and Gee, I was just over at their place visiting ANGIE. Immediately, the mood seemed to change, but it was rather disturbing for a second. And maybe it was all in my mind. But I feel much safer with a pistol and my hunting knife.

 

Leaving notes, and maps if you have them are the best bet also, if like my husband that does  not ride so doesn't know the trails, I let him know the names of riding buddies that know the trails and how I ride so he can call them in case something happens and they can mount up and would know where to look for me. Often places that vehicles cannot get into.  Also, if you carry a gun, take enough ammo that if something does happen, you can fire off some shots, but save them for later when you think you know you are being looked for. Water and Balance bars or the equivelent are always packed too.  I am not into eating moss off the trees, or rooting for truffles. First aid kit too. horse and rider.

amber

 

 

 

> I always do one of two things:
> 1)  Call my 
husband at work, which is only 5 miles from our home, and let
> him know 
when I'm going out and what route.  We have place names for all of
> 
our trails, so I can describe where I'm going very effectively.
> 2) Leave 
him a note on the kitchen table telling him what time I left home,
> where 
I'm going, and which horse I'm riding.  This works only if I'm 
taking
> an afternoon ride, otherwise if I were dumped somewhere it would 
be a long
> time until he came home and found the note.
> 
> 
We don't get cell phone or radio contact here in our steep hills and 
deep
> canyons, and I almost never meet anyone on the trails.
> 
> Barbara
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: 
"Stephanie Caldwell" <stefffi_c@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 4:36 PM
> Subject: [RC] Riding Alone
> 
> 
> > Yet another Newbie question... :)
> >
> 
> My horse and I just started riding out alone. Been
> > going out 
with no problems for about 2 weeks, but I
> > know there are tons of 
safety issues with riding
> > alone, how do y'all handle that? I carry 
a 2 way radio
> > on me that goes back to the barn and I have my 
cell
> > phone on me, not on Star. Do any of y'all put contact
> 
> numbers on a luggage tag on your horses bridle so that
> > should 
y'all be seperated whoever finds her can call
> > you? What about 
meeting people?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
Stephanie
> >
> > 
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