Ridecamp: [RC] Good trailer website; IDs for saddles, Doncaster observations

  For those with truck trailer questions: a good website:
http://www.horsetrailers-online.com/

  re: identifying saddles - I have seen ads in some horse mag.
for putting microchips in saddles.  Don't recall the details.
I got one of my dogs microchipped, and when I got the 
conformation info back from the outfit you register the info 
with, they said my dog was a female springer spaniel: he is, in 
fact, a male australian sheperd - so I am not sure how much 
stock I put in micro chips.  I'll probably use fingernail
polish of some such thing to right my name in the gullet of my 
wintec pro endurance, and under the skirts as well.

Doncaster: I went to my first ride, "crewed" for Patti Pizzo 
(thanks Patti!).  I say "crewed" because I really did very 
little, mostly helped her sponge.  I did get recruited to help
do timing at the P&R check. I learned alot listening to Bonnie 
Snodgras talk tot he riders while she did P&Rs.  When I could, 
I hung on the rail during the vet checks and tried to hear (and 
learn) as much as I could.  It was very interesting.  I was 
surprised to see that most riders were using western-style 
endurance saddles.  Very few wintecs, a few dressage saddles.  
Almost nobody had leather bridles - lots of biothane.  I was 
also surprise to see no sky-hook type horse-ties: everybody 
seemed to have corrals, mostly hot-wire, but lots of pipe 
corrals too (only saw one picket line between trees).  I was 
also surpised at how tall the horses were: was expecting to see 
more itty-bitty arabs, but I don't recall seeing anything near 
14 hands - of course I missed the start, so I am sure I didn't 
see all the horses.  I saw a great many horses I'd give my eye 
teeth for!  And trailers: I am in major trailer-lust.
I did get to talk to Sherry Devoursoux (sp?): she has crewing, 
not riding.  She is back riding after her accident: I think she 
said she started about 3 weeks ago.  It was good to catch up 
with her.  She and I have very similar taste in horses: we both 
drooled over the same horses.
  I also saw two horses crash: not a pretty sight.  It was a 
hot day, temps in the 80s, and a bit muggy, so the heat was 
really getting to people.  Seeing experienced riders with fit 
horses get into trouble really made me reconsider getting into 
endurance, especially with my walker.  I think I stick to 
volunteering: hanging ribbons seems to be about my speed,
and really I just want to party at the ride camps ;-)



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