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RE: [RC] re[RC] Old Dominion 50 - Part 2 - Jim Holland - Jim Holland-----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of A. Perez Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:10 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] re[RC] Old Dominion 50 - Part 2 - Jim Holland Just to comment on a few of Jim's observations: I can't sympathise with you there: letting everyone drink out of troughs or other standing water is a dandy way to spread strangles and other nasties. Collapsible buckets are cheap, or you could have begged another crew to carry a bucket for you. Huh? Amanda, IMHO, that's ridiculous! I have NEVER in all the years I have been doing this, been to a ride where the horses could not DRINK out of the water troughs. Good grief! Horses mingle all over each other on the trail, in vet checks, and drink from unbelievably cruddy "standing" water on the trail. You REALLLY think that horses drinking from the same trough is a health issue???? Hopefully, riders are smart enough to immunize their horse against any "nasties" you expect to be out there. Ride managers sometimes provide TWO types of water troughs, such as large trash cans for sponging and troughs for drinking on the assumption that sponging out of the troughs may cause the horses not to drink the water as readily. IMHO, doesn't matter.....my guys drink stuff that would make a skunk puke! They sure as heck don't care about sponging in it. -------------------- I am glad I volunteered at a ride before riding in one: I will be much more understanding of the short-comings in management when I finally do a ride: it's a huge effort to put on a ride, and pretty thankless. -------------------- Yep...working a ride first is a good idea. When you finally ride in one, you will get an even different perspective. :) Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic ============================================================ REAL endurance is reading the LD vs. Endurance thread/debate every 3 months!!! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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