Please don't take my post the wrong way. The ride was great, I am
just the type to worry a lot and was excessively worried due to my horse coming
off an injury. He is not allowed to get hurt and although I know that
endurance carries its share of dangers, I am currently trying to keep them to a
minimum- he is NOT replaceable.
I will probably be back next year, but it is doubtful that I will be going
any faster than turtle again, so plan ahead for my award. ;0) just kidding
Hope to see you at City Slickers and I do want you to send me my ride card
as well as rider #507's. She wants hers as well. I was rider
#508.
My address is 2810 Pulse Road, Middleton, TN 38052.
Thanks,
Linda
In a message dated 3/2/2005 8:44:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, TeeKeyLaa
writes:
Hi Linda: Don't beat yourself up over the horse, it was found. Mary Ann
did walk across this puddle. Her horse wasn't drinking and to wade out
into the middle of this was a way she thought she could get it to drink. It
wasn't a sink hole but a 3 to 4 foot hole dug by a four wheeler. I talked
about ridding thru the puddles at the ride meeting if you remember. Yes, some
you probably couldn't go around but that one you could. My feelings on a loose
horse is to go after it, I've done this in the past and always will. I lost a
horse for 131/2 hr. after flipping when hitting a hole in FLA. My horse rolled
at least twice and I went flying 20 feet. This is a flight issue the horse was
scared or hurt and will slow down when it get to thicker brush. I'm sorry you
were frightened by the ride. I'm moving it to Jan. next year which is a dryer
month in LA. The holes have to do with the water table and how fast it drops
after long rains and how much the trail has been used since it rained. Most
ever one enjoyed the ride and I hope you will come next year. Most
endurance rides have some danger to them, didn't someone go over a cliff at
the tevis last year. We had at least four people join the AERC after the ride,
so I was very pleased with the ride. Thanks for coming see you
soon.
Happy Trails Allegro,Sophie,Sonata,Tequilla and Fred L
Myers
