[RC] why ride an unfamiliar horse/tying down the boobs - Karen Bratcher
>>Another thing I question is someone who
shows up to ride a horse for a "friend' that they've never been
on<<
Maybe because the person just loves to RIDE... any
horse, any day, any ride. And is a good enough/confidant enough rider to
jump on an unknown horse on ride morning and head down the trail. Maybe
her horse was off just before the ride weekend, or her truck or trailer broke
down so she couldn't get her own horse to the ride, and she found someone
willing to loan her a spare horse so she could do the ride anyway.
My first LD this year I met a spunky gal doing
exactly that. She usually used her sister's (I think it was) trailer but
it was being used that weekend. So she came to the ride anyway and asked
everyone if they had a spare horse til she found one :-) I applaud her
spirit and toughness!
And re the snippy comment about >>what makes
a big fat person, with boobs or belly flopping for 50 miles, enjoy
that?<<. I look at "those kind" of riders and realize 1) They're
probably tougher than I am, and 2) If they can do it, maybe I can
too! And I'm sure the answer "why" is the same as above... BECAUSE
THEY LOVE TO RIDE. Thank goodness we don't all have to meet your standards
of weight and fitness in order to enjoy riding.
I tried the "Hot Chillies" bra at a local running
store -- didn't work for me -- it was very soft and stretchy and allowed way too
much bounce when I jumped up and down to test it. This was a couple years
ago and manufacturers change things all the time, so it may have been
improved since then. The only bra that works for me (D verging on DD cup
right now, I've been on Prednisone for a month and have really gotten, ah,
voluptuous) is the Enell bra. http://enell.com (no "www"). It's an expensive
sucker but I've gotten a couple "seconds" nearly half off at their booth at a
local running trade show, you could write and ask them if they have seconds
available. Believe me you won't move AT ALL in this bra. I now call
it the "Boob Masher 5000" after meeting another rider who refers to it that way
;-D At first you'll feel like you're in a straitjacket, but you do get
used to it. I've worn it over 12 hours at a stretch, at the one 50 I did
where we finished with only 20 minutes under the deadline, and it didn't chew me
up; I also wore it the one time I walked a full 26.2 mile marathon (7
hours). I wear it every time I ride, jog, or get on the tractor; it allows
me to get on with the task at hand without painful distraction.
