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> AhhhhhHaaa! You're right Maryanne, I just re-watched the video. It IS 
> a Bactrian. You're right , it has a nice "deep seat" and a kind of 
> "lower back rest" too. I just love not needing to have a mounting 
> block to get on and off. I'll bet you are quite the camel jockey 
> yourself by now. Roughly what speed and distance can those guys 
> maintain? Are they considered a ruminid? What is the main reason that 
> a camel will die? I know these are odd questions for ridecamp but "you 
> be da one ta ask". Gonna come stop in and visit you someday! Melissa
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM, Melissa Margetts Ms. Kitty 
> <margetts@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:margetts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Natalie!, How cool is that! I've been working a lot with the
>     buffalo and she's just starting to get the dressage thing, and
>     doesn't do flying lead changes. But this camel!....Very nice. Now
>     I better start going through my tack and see what might be camel
>     worthy. There just happens to be a camel ranch down in Ridgway.
>     They all look like they're Bactrians though, may have to check out
>     if they have any baby dromedarys' they might let me start. What
>     fun.This one I'd sign up just for the desert rides.
>     Melissa Margetts


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