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Another variation on the theme was seen at one of our lower distance 
rides, when Jim Bryant stopped his jeep next to an obviously tired 
horse, removed the saddle, tossed it into the jeep and handed the reins 
to the rider to walk the horse in.....a good 3 km in sand.  I got 
ticked off at a horse owner once who insisted that her horse go out 
again when the mare was obviously exhausted, but the vets hadn't 
knocked her off yet.  I drove the owner out to the water check about 8 
km in the desert and when she said that she thought the mare could make 
it back, I dumped her out there....high heels and all....to walk back, 
since "it really wasn't that far".  I caught some flack on that from 
the federation because I wasn't a steward. I told the fed official that 
she should know better than to try the patience of a horse person.

Maryanne Gabbani

On Thursday, Feb 20, 2003, at 04:47 Africa/Cairo, 
Stagg_Newman@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Angie,
>
> Interesting proposal!
>
> Here is a variation that actually happened.
> Dr. Kerry Ridgeway (AERC HOF) and inventor of the CRI for our sport
> (we old timers used to call it the Ridgeway trot)
> told me he was vetting a ride
> when a rider presented a horse that was getting quite tired.
> The rider insisted he would be careful and take it easy, he
> just really wanted to finish.  Kerry knew the rider and that
> he the rider would get out of site and then accelerate.  So Kerry
> let the rider go on AFTER he took the saddle and bridle from
> the rider so that rider had to walk on foot the rest of the way.
>
> Stagg


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