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[RC] Sandhills Correction - EdRoger made a little mistake about my placing. I rode the 2 day 30(not the 50). Sawyer and I were 11th and 6th on those days. Sawyer did do real well both days and drank more on trail than he ever has. Interestingly, he weighed 1025lbs before the first ride, 960lbs at the first vet check and 950lbs after finishing. He was 960lbs before day 2 and didn't go below 950lbs. We trailered 5+ hours home the afternoon of the second ride and when I turned him loose in the pasture he went running and bucking all over the place just being glad to be home! It was our first rides of the season and I was pleased with his performance. Although on Friday night he woke me up about midnight making all sorts of noise and it looked like he was getting ready to bust out of his electric corral. I got up and lead him around for awhile and he was still acting slightly bonkers. He was lunging around me(and I never lunge him) trying to run off. At one point a loose horse calmly walked up to us and then I had 2 horses to hold. Couldn't find the loose horses home so put them both in the big pipe arena which was where the vet check was. Woke at 0430 and went and got Sawyer out and put him back in his corral. He is usually so benign. Don't know what got into him. Oh well. We are getting ready for Million Pines 50 also. Ed Roley & Sawyer ============================================================ REAL endurance is sleeping in the tack compartment of your trailer w/the door open, and your horse snorts/snots on your forehead every 30 min! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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