Re: [RC] okay, another question - Katrina Mosshammer
Hi Ronda,
There is one instance where an unentered rider can
accompany an entered rider. I was in this position at the Eagle Ranch ride. It
did not sound like from your post you were talking about me, but if you were,
here is the explanation.
I was entered in the 25 and was sponsoring the junior
rider on Saturday's ride. About halfway through the second loop my gelding was
suddenly lame. I walked him back to camp with my junior to try to find someone
else to take her for her last loop. Unfortunately, by the time we got there
everybody was either done or on the orange loop already. There was no one else
to take my junior back out to finish her loop. I was given permission to saddle
up my mare and accompany the junior on her last loop. I was no longer
entered at that point but I was riding as her sponsor.
As long as I'm asking, I thought there was a rule against
non-participants riding along with people in competition, even in an LD. I
saw several people "pleasure riding" with their friends in
competition.
And the only reason it bothered me at this ride
is because one of those people was on a horse that was disqualified at the
check-in for dangerous behavior. So, the horse was deemed too unruly to be
in competition, but the person took it out on the trails with the rest of us
anyway.
