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Re: [RC] [RC] Mari Smultea finish Tevis? - Carla RichardsonPersonally, I think it's much better to have a horse ponied on a narrow trail than to have it loose, where it could go running down the trail and knock several people and horses off trail. Guess we all need to practice ponying off our horses, don't we. :-) And to Dawn Carrie, as I told her in a private post, you GO, girl, for helping a fellow rider in trouble. I'm sure Dawn (and Bear) will have many more Tevis rides, and completions, in her future. And I sure hope Mari will, as well. Carla Richardson Colorado On 8/7/07, sherman <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Too bad WSTF doesn't give an entry (non-transferrable, rider's choice of year) to riders who give up their finish in cases like this, not just every case of helping another rider, since some riders really don't need help. In the case of Roger, at the spot where he went over, there is no way that anyone without rescue equipment could help him. It was not safe for the other riders to stop with their horses and it's impossible to turn around there, the trail is waaay too narrow to even think about that. Any attempt to turn around or stop on the trail could have lead to further injuries and disaster, not only to themselves, but everyone riding behind them and having to stop. I believe they did the right thing in keeping the trail clear and trying to get him help ASAP, regardless of the extent of his injuries. I don't know if that is why they turned his horse loose, but might have been. One of the riders had been leading his horse, then dropped it. Later riders further behind asked where the horse was, and was told it had been let go, so one of them went back (not too far) to retrieve it & take it to Francisco's. Not knowing at what point they decided to let the horse go, I can say I would never attempt to pony a horse on that cliff trail as ponied horses often tend to ride up too close which could cause kicking or other risky behavior, or ride to the side, which would put them in more danger of going over. Just my opinion of that section of trail, which I have ridden too many times for comfort in full daylight when the danger is even more clearly visable. Kathy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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