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Sheepskin might make a great saddlepad if it's tanned right(vegetable. Why 
waste it in the house? Half for him and half for you a saddle cover :} 
Laurie and Rascal


> From: "Aaron & Crysta Turnage" <AJandCrysta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Neversweats 25 Mile May 17 (Part 3)
> Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 17:51:32 -0700
>
> Since we had an hour hold at this point (20 miles) I walked him back to the
> trailer to untack.  He drank a BUNCH of water (he always does) and dove 
> into
> his beet pulp mash (soaked Manna Equine Senior w/ electrolytes).  I made
> myself a sandwich and let him eat.  When he was done with his mash, I took
> him over to get vetted.  He received all A?s except for a B on capillary
> refills and his pulse after his CRI was 40!  Wow!  This horse is doing
> awesome!
>
>
>
> We went back to the trailer and hung out until I thought it was time to go.
> I saddled up and walked over to the Out Timer to discover I had hit it 
> right
> on the nose and it was exactly time for me to leave.   So I got on and
> started on the orange 5 mile loop.  This loop was REALLY rock, lots of 
> loose
> shale and big river rock in a dried out wash.  Sinatra and I were taking it
> slow and easy (he was doing his ?slug horse? walk) and the couple who was
> behind us right before the first vet check came up.  I followed them for
> about 3 of the 5 miles and then trotted towards the finish as they walked
> their horses in.  Again, Sinatra was just happily cruising along on a loose
> rein, choosing his pace, at a nice 100 bpm on the heart monitor.  Suddenly,
> about 100 yards from the finish line?. There was a HORSE-EATING DONKEY!!!
> At least Sinatra thought so.  He stopped, snorted and then plowed through
> the sagebrush in an effort to get away from the donkey, who was calmly
> standing by the fence on the OTHER side of the road!  Silly horse!  Oh 
> well,
> there went my low heart rate and two finishing positions as Sinatra shot up
> to 130 on the monitor and took a little while to settle down.  He finally
> pulsed in at 54 about 3 minutes after the donkey episode, still a very fair
> recovery.  But the couple ended up passing me at the finish and I was 8th
> out of 11th.
>
>
>
> I took Sinatra back to the trailer and gave him some carrots and an apple.
> I untacked and sponged him off.  We then walked back to get our completion
> check.  He was all A?s this time with a CRI of 40 again.  I was so proud of
> my guy!  He did AWESOME this ride!  I weighed him after the ride and he 
> only
> lost 9 pounds!  From 833 to 824, he stands about 14.3 with his shoes on.  
> =)
>
>
>
> At the awards that night, I was absolutely thrilled to learn that we won 
> the
> Horse of Excellence Award!!!  It?s a beautiful sheepskin rug (the kind with
> the really long fleece).  My 10 month old son loves to lay on it but I have
> it on the back of our sofa so he can?t get it too dirty.  My thanks to Ride
> Manager Rosalee Bradley and all the volunteers and sponsors for this ride.
> EVERY rider in the top-10 for every ride that weekend got their choice of a
> nice prize and top finishers in their weight division also got a bottle of
> fly spray (I was also top Featherweight).  The food and hospitality were
> absolutely fantastic and very much appreciated!  I will definitely be back
> next year, hopefully to ride the 55!
>
>
> (to be continued)

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