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Re: [RC] [RC] ? Tevis and Headlamps - CowgirgoofI had the same experience on a night training ride Friday night with George. I don't think he's ever had glo sticks on, and the weird shadows being cast on the trail confused him and he seemed spooky. So when I turned them off (yes, I bought some really cool battery operated glo sticks at Tractor Supply), he was much more "solid" on trail. So I'm guess that at Tevis I'll have them on my breascollar, but won't turn them on unless for some reason I deem necessary. I have a LED flashlight with a red lens cover, and it worked fine that night and didn't spook George at all. Becky and Gorgeous George (Tevis bound in 11 days) In a message dated 7/10/2004 10:07:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Please Reply to: Hannah Petersen kaiah_17@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Just thought I would comment on this too :) I am attempting my first Tevis this year (!!!3 weeks!!!) and last wednesday night rode from the 49 crossing to the finish line with a friend- we didnt get to do it last saturday on the full moon because my horse threw a shoe and we figured there would still be some moon left. Well, there was no moon at all (we got out there around 10 or 10:30) but I had two glowsticks on and didnt worry too much about it. However, my friend didnt have glowsticks on and he was up front and mine were throwing his vision off. So when we hit No Hands, I took mine off and we rode into Auburn without any light whatsoever. It was my first time w/out glowsticks, and I had an absolute blast! My horse did great and never took a misstep, and it was a good trust building exercise and bonding experience for me with him as well. I was amazed at how dark the "Black Hole of Calcutta" really is, and there was nothing like riding along under the great canopy of stars with the river serenading you below. And the canyons are just as beautiful at night as they are in the day. Sigh... ...Point is, for me, I felt that with or without glowsticks, the horses do great. The glowsticks sometimes cast weird shadows that confuse me (and I'm guessing may confuse the horse?) when they are very bright and dangle...so I'm thinking that for Tevis (I think I want to use them on the Cal loop and perhaps ditch 'em at No Hands) I'll use the smaller, dimmer ones and make sure they're securely fastened to the breastcollar. But I figure that either way actually having a MOON will help *vbg* :) And God bless and God speed to all of you traveling from afar for the Tevis as well as to ALL who are competing! Let's DO this thing!!! (and come by and say hi to me at Echo Valley Ranch in Auburn when you get here to get your electrolytes, hay, etc...we'll take care of you very well, I promise!) ~Hannah =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- buç??¬jÇ«¾' ¡ñ'vêÚ?Ç?zØm¶?ÿà ?Û«jw ?ëH?ú+?«b¢sè?'2+ ?¨¦z¸m¶?ÿÃ
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