Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Actors Who Can Ride-- possible spokespersons

Patrick was supporting the endurance races in the Middle East (there was 
a picture of him riding his mount in last over the finish line bareback 
at one of the big desert races). He told me that he was pulled near the 
end of the race but desperately wanted to finish. He begged the 
officials, and as he could see the finish line, he said he would slowly 
walk his horse. well the officials took his saddle off his horse, saying 
"no" and Patrick jumped on his horse bareback and completed the race at 
a VERY slow walk. He felt doubly bad because his original horse was 
unable to compete this day so a girl graciously donated her horse to 
him. He sensed she really wanted to ride the horse herself but insisted 
that he take him. Then his horse would not go over this tiny stream of 
water and someone wound up spending a lot of time helping him overcome 
the horse's fear--- that is why he was so far behind-- he is a very good 
rider. With all that trouble at the beginning of the ride, he just 
wanted completion. He impressed me as a VERY compassionate and gentle 
soul. My kids were sooo impressed and after he shook Stacie's hand, she 
said she would never wash it again (thankfully that was a promise she 
didn't keep.).
Also Pat and Lisa, his wife, have sponsored several Arabian flat races, 
I believe at Los Alamitas and a couple back East. Haven't heard much of 
his horse involvement since he had the big auto (or cycle?) accident 
which laid him up. I just saw him in a movie and he looks different-- 
needed facial surgery I guess.
He might be a good one to be a spokesman for endurance (if you can get 
past his sec who guards him like the Queen). Everyone is very protective 
of him as he has such a big heart and tends to overextend himself. 
Perhaps someone in the LA area would know of contacts. When I was at his 
house, Michelle Phillips was there as well (she was married to Barney 
and both were track trainers)-- she has since gone in other directions, 
I've heard, but as she sold some of his Tammen offspring to the sheiks, 
she probably is still in good graces.
Bette

Linda B. Merims wrote:
> Betty Lamore said:
>
>
> > BTW, I met Patrick when I was videoing his trainer's
> > horse (Rita McNair)  at his place. ...The only problem
> > he has is when he shows (like at Scottsdale),...
> > He did it to sell the posters to make money for the
> > youth classes...
>
>
> Sigh...I keep talking actors and trails and everybody
> else seems to want to talk about actors and beefcake,
> but I'll keep going anyway.
>
> Now the interesting thing here is that we have
> an actor who loves horses, Arabians in particular,
> and they are even willing to do charity work to
> improve the state of their discipline, but they
> have gone down the *show* path instead of
> the sport horse/distance horse/trails path.
>
> Anyway to redirect his attention?  Like, is he
> having trouble with getting land to ride on?
> Does he ever go out on the trail network they
> are building in Scottsdale, whose development
> was initiated by the horse people there?  Is there
> any way to make our issues into his personal
> issues?
>
> Linda B.  Merims
> lbm@xxxxxxxxx
> Massachusetts, USA


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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy
Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


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