Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies

If there is some way to charge admission and for the ranch to make money, I
know the perfect place.

There are electric fences,  Hard to find water supplies, hills, cows,
horses, deer, snapping turtles, quicksand (available by special request),
and distance over obscure trails and obstacles.

I nominate Grey Rock Ranch in Boyds, MD.

Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jim Holland" <lanconn@xxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies


> Sure, will post next Bucket Buddies Trials when they are announced.
>
> I understand they're trying to find a site for 2003 trials.
>
> Since past trials have been held on federal lands it looks like it might
be
> hard to have another trials because:  in many areas can't take water from
> creek for fear of disturbing Yellow Legged frog eggs; no logs across
streams
> for fearing of daming creek and causing flood; no upslope movement (again
> for fear of disturbing soil in bank which may cause disturance of
endangered
> Blue Button Wasted Grey Hooded Purple Dotted butterfly); barbed wire
fences
> have to be approved before installation; bogs are considered endangered
> habitat for various native plants; neither stumbs nor rocks can be climbed
> on for concern of leaving scuff marks on surfaces which is in violation of
> visual enviromental concerns; and, hot wire fencing is no longer allowed
> after last contestant fizzled which proved to Forest Service that hot
wires
> can no longer be used in some National Forests for concern of frying
hikers.
>
> Plus all these concerns and others cannot be adequately addressed and
> completed in the Environmetal Impact Report until the nesting season of
the
> Meadow Red Neck Turnabout is complete and people can get onto the land to
> inspect the proposed trial site.  Nesting season runs from May 1st thru to
> April 27th.....
>
> Bonnie Davis
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Holland" <lanconn@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Bonnie Davis" <horsecamping@xxxxxxxxx>; "Ridecamp"
> <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 6:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies
>
>
> > Could you let us know when the next competition takes place?  I'm
> > entering Joan... <grin>
> >
> > Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic
> >
> > Bonnie Davis wrote:
> > >
> > > The Obstacle Bucket Buddies Speed Award is held at the Championship
> Bucket
> > > Buddies Trials -- end of every odd year.  In this course one has to
fill
> > > bucket, cross stream on a log, up slope, climb through 5- strand
> barbwire
> > > fence, cross bog, climb onto stump and slide down rock next to stump
and
> > > then open and close drop wire fence that has a hot wire on top.
> > > Unfortunately there were no 'official' winners in 2001 -- there were
> only
> > > three contestants, one fell off the log after filling bucket and was
> washed
> > > down stream (ruled off course), the second sank in the bog and the
only
> > > thing found was the bucket and since it was empty (he was
disqualified)
> and
> > > the third sort of fizzled away when opening the electric fence gate
and
> let
> > > water from bucket splash on it......
> > >
> > > Bonnie Davis
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Barbara H-B" <bahoba2@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:24 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [RC] Bucket Buddies
> > >
> > > > Well I'm voting for the HOLDING time drinking or not!  BTW shouldn't
> there
> > > > be a 3rd award for the most amount of obstacles (trees, stumps,
> rolling
> > > > rock, electric pens, dogs on chains tied to trailers etc.)
negotiated
> by
> > > > the buddies to get the water where that darned equine is hanging
out?
> > > That
> > > > could be the Bucket Buddies Speed with Obstacle  Award.
> > > > B
> > > > At 06:30 PM 12/4/02, Bonnie Davis wrote:
> > > > >Others feel it
> > > > >should be for the longest time HOLDING the bucket up regardless of
> how
> > > many
> > > > >times the horse drinks.
> > > >
> > > > Barbara
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>
>
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