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[RC] Runaways at the back (was: Kids....etc.) - k s swigartTruman said: They have behind them a couple riders that go out last because they have no control of their horse - it happens all the time. ... While the "runaway" from the back of the pack doesn't happen at all rides it happens enough to be a serious threat... This must be another one of those regional things. Out here in the west this hardly happens at all. Generally speaking, people who have no control of their horses have a tendency to start at the FRONT....and stay there. Mostly because they know if they start at the back, then their horses will spend the whole damn day trying to catch up with the horse ahead of them, and then the next one, and the next one....etc. Far safer (and far more likely to have control) if you just start out front rather than having your horse feel the need to run down every horse on the course one at a time. Or they start at the front, and let their out of control horses run with the front runners, until their horses get tired. Rarely ever are such horses/riders anywhere near the back. Those that start at the back are those who want to ride with Trilby :). kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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