Oh My Gosh, how SAD! I'm very sorry for everyone, especially for our sport. Where were all the riders and why didn't they show? When we first started putting on our Land Of The Neversweat Ride I wondered if we would get the riders and a very interesting vet told me that if we put on a ride, the riders would come and they did. Now, I'm not being "nosey." I just want to know what went haywire so that others can be spared from a similiar situation. Ginger
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: vascthompson@xxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] OK, the scoop on Big Bear > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:26:38 -0700 > > Short and sweet not good enough for all of you? My my, Ridecamp is > just a bunch of Nosey Nancys <G> And Paul Harvey, come on! He and my > parents were friends when he started in Sacramento. Radio will never > be the same. > > Kat wanted to respond to the inquires with, "It's a secret." I don't > suppose that would have been any better received. So, Nancys, here you > go. The Big Bear 100 began with 2, that's two, riders. It would have > been one, but Kat decided to ride with Carolyn to keep her company. In > retrospect the horses probably would have been better off not riding > together, but probably would have been real close in times anyway. > Carolyn's horse, Orzo, can really move uphill, but isn't good going > downhill fast. Kat's horse, Wendy, has trouble with the uphills, but > can bomb going downhill. Both riders compromised on their horses > abilities in order to stay together. Kat went faster uphill than Wendy > was comfortable with and Carolyn went faster downhill than Orzo was > comfortable with. At the second vet check, before Orzo was seen by the > vet, Carolyn said she thought Orzo was off and didn't think she'd go > on. Well, during the trot out the vet said Orzo was definitely off and > shouldn't go on and pulled him. Kat thought Wendy was walking funny, > but didn't seem off. During the check the vet found the beginnings of > a girth gall. Kat chose to RO then before the girth gall got worse, > especially since a really nasty mountain climb still lay ahead. So, > the race ended at mile 38. > > Chris Herron left vet 2 at that time to ride the trail back and pull > ribbons. He got back to ridecamp about 7 PM. About 10 PM Kat and Greg > saddled up fresh horses and took a moonlight ride pulling glow sticks > that had been put out that afternoon before the rest of the camp knew > the race was finished. It also turns out that one of Wendy's hind > legs swelled, so Kat was correct when she said Wendy was walking funny > even though she wasn't lame. > > A bunch of people went. Some to crew. Some to help management. Some > just for a weekend away. And we all had fun. Even more fun because > none of us had to stay up all night waiting for the two riders. > > Satisfied? > > Tori (Aquarian and official ride water bearer) > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > 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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