[RC] The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race/Thanks - Karla Watson
Suzanne, you need to read the Great American
Horse Race of 1976. I had it once but resold it on ebay. Can someone loan her a
copy or sell yours to her? It was about a large group of people that set out
across the US on a horse race that you could only take 2 horses (or mules) and
you had to ride one and pony the other. They would camp wherever for the night
and ride thru all sorts of strange places. It was an amazing feat and done
before heart rate monitors, endurance tights, ez ride stirrups and beet pulp.
I'm sure the horse and riders would of done much better had they had the
advantages we have today but they had a great time and I didn't read or hear
about horses that were seriously hurt. I heard it was a big party too! I rode
with Hope Lundquist a few years ago and she told me a quite a bit about it. What
fun! That would be a great book for you to read. Its out of print but many
copies are floating around on ebay or from other riders. Can someone loan her a
copy??
----------Karla Watson/Dreadfully WET
and DARK Oregon
