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Jody Rogers-Buttram wrote:

> That is true...but, I have seen cases (and it involved me and my 
> horses) where when you move over and offer the trail to the tailgater, 
> that they say, "oh, but I prefer to ride  behind you, my horse doesn't 
> need to go faster".   

No kidding. I've had more than one of those confrontations. At some 
point if they won't pass I warn them it is rider beware.  It not so much 
the rider that is too close but maintaining constant distance (although 
those can be a pain)  from your horse's butt, it those that drop back 
and then run up using your horse as a brake for theirs.

At some point if a tailgater won't pass - it is their responsibility for 
the outcome. I haven't tried the "I shoe mine........" trick, maybe I 
should.  One time I did, however, take off at a good gallop when we hit 
a wide part in the trail and then move my horse over with a leg yield 
thus opening a hole for the other horse to take off as a dead out 
runaway. I run along with him for about 100 meters - listening to the 
rider scream for her horse to slow down - then back my horse off; 
watching the other horse gallop into the sunset. I find that works 
pretty well - one more reasons for good dressage training for an 
endurance horse. Sometimes you need to be creative in how you get rid of 
tailgaters.

>  Maybe I am a Grinch....but I like to ride ALONE.

If preferring to ride alone makes you a Grinch, call me a Grinch.

Truman the Grinch.

>  
> Jody the Grinch
>
> *//*


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- Paul Erdos (1913-1996)




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