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To: raneller@xxxxxxx CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:48:04 -0400 Subject: [RC] Horses and a Joy & PHOTO ACCESS From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx
Hey ya'll,
When I go to some of these Kodak or photo-bucket type pages it wants
passwords, etc. Why don't all of you make a "My-Endurance.net" page? It's
awfully easy and to me a fun reference. I was on there for the first time in a
while the other night and was surprised how few ridecampers are on there. I wish
you'd all make a page, with your full name in the members list (how else can you
look someone up?) and just put up all these photos. Someday I'm going to want to
show somebody Miss Kitty's white buffalo and I won't know where to find it again
but I can remember My-endurance.net. :-)
p.s. John, wish there was an alphabetical listing of members. Then,
wouldn't it be a deal if there was a way to search members by state or region or
"within 100 miles of zip code" like car or horse for sale searches do.
:-))))
My
boys are two glorious sons of the immortal DR Thunder Bask. If you don't know
who he was, look up his AERC record. It speaks for itself.
Fellow: Age
9 (the grey in the pictures)
The ultimate gentleman, has really come
into his own. He and I are ONE on the trail. He talks to me, literally
ARGUES with me..vocally...has this way of drawing air across his throat
that is different than I have ever heard a horse do..it is a serious of little
squeaks. He did this on day two of a Duck ride when he just knew we had to make a turn we had made the
day before...only there was NO FOOD there...I kept trying to tell him! The
lunch stop had been that direction the day before! I truly believe he just
thinks an endurance ride is nothing but a buffet with a few miles between each
course. When I walk out the door on the side of the house where his pasture
is, he will come charging up to the top of the hill....just whinnying....I
love it!
Ranger: Age 5 (the bay in the picture)
What can I
say...my little boy..Fellow's younger brother... He came to me on a
fluke..lucky I was able to quickly sell a mare I had sort of rescued to buy
him. I swear this horse was meant to be my "retirement" horse. I rode him
today..longest ride yet..trotted quite a bit as we were on nice soft footing
with level ground...what an efficient trot this little boy has. He is still in
that "just wait, mom, I will grow up!" phase..and he lets me know when his
attention span is all used up. He is very vocal...especially today under
saddle...it was a bit unnerving as we were out in the middle of a huge hay
field with no other horses around...and he was calling "someone"....?? The
cowboy I rode with today was quite impressed with him as it was trail day #6.
He asked me if he was for sale...NOT!
Courage
is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John
Wayne
