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On Apr 7, 2009, at 8:14 AM, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 
MDSS/SGSLF wrote:

> I'm sorry, but what is "drafting" off a another person's horse?  I've
> never heard that before.  I'm following this thread and thinking that I
> may have unknowingly done rude things on rides simply because I was 
> just
> trying to stay out of people's way and ride my own ride.  Seems there's
> a lot more "etiquette" to pay attention to than I ever realized.  Maybe
> a bit too much, bordering on tedious?  Barbara, I would have done
> exactly what you did in this case.  And what Kat said about the other
> gal maybe just trying to steer clear was what I would think also.
> Carrie

OTOH, I have experienced drafting as a very kind act.  My friend and I 
were doing the LD back of the pack on two anxious newbie horses and we 
got in a situation where neither horse wanted to be in the lead when we 
hit some single track in the desert -- the mare wanted to follow the 
gelding and the gelding wanted to follow the mare! We pulled off to let 
a 50 miler past and he'd apparently seen our problem because he slowed 
and said "Follow me and don't let them stop: your finish is only a 
couple miles ahead!"  Once he saw we were moving he took off to 
continue his ride, but our guys knew there was a horse ahead and both 
were willing to *go*.


Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA
ranch:  http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/
http://www.joyofriding.org/


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