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Re: [RC] [AERCMembersForum] Season Finale II, - Lucie HessThanks Katrina.. I saw my mistake in "who was who" this afternoon when I was looking up year end standing! Sorry to the girls who I got mixed up. They were all having a great time riding on the trail. They have ridden hard this year! Much thanks to their parents and sponsors who encouraged and helped these girls get to all these rides and to have them all be happy and smiling as they were going down the trail at the end of the year! Columbia, MissouriNATRC Region 6 AERC # 65 AERC Central Region OCER member From: Katrina Mosshammer <ammosshammer@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: AERCMembersForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, November 30, 2009 4:32:36 PM Subject: Re: [AERCMembersForum] Season Finale II,
And actually we were lucky enough to have all three
of the Nationally ranked LD Juniors on the trails all at the same time! Go
Hannah, Ainsley, and Christina!!!
Rank Rider
Name Region Equine
Name
Breed Sex Miles
1 Hanna
Yeargan
CT Gold
Korbel Arabian G 545
2 Ainsley
Suskey
MW Captain
Thunderpants Pony G 520
3 Christina Alice Kimery
CT BHR Hosans
Showdown Arabian Cross G 415
Katrina Mosshammer (AERC # 5763)
"Curiosity is the very basis of education and if
you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only that the cat died nobly."
- Arnold Edinborough
From: AERCMembersForum@ yahoogroups. com [AERCMembersForum@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Lucie Hess [appalucie@yahoo. com] Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 11:42 PM To: ocer; aercmember; ridecamp@endurance. net; AppDistRiders@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [AERCMembersForum] Season Finale II, Finally I'm home after driving 8hrs. Well, I've really been home since 5
pm, but who's counting?
The Saturday Ride was on the same trail as Friday. Lot's of riders
were riding the 2nd day on the 50 and 25.
Jane Huff and Mike Jaffee surprised all of us when they rode up and Mike
was riding Jane's horse and Jane was riding his MULE! Jane said no time like now
to try to ride a MULE. I told her she was gonna be a mule skinner! So off
they went, both finished and had a great time. But ask Jane how well
Emme Lou likes mud puddles
My day started off great! Donna Huetteman wanted to ride slow and easy, so
we hooked up and rode together. It's always fun to ride with people you
don't know very well, because after you spend time together riding the
trails and chatting, you get better accquainted.
I was having a good ride, but on the way back, (it was an out and back
trail), Spanky took a bad step and then took 3 bobbles on his right leg., then
was fine.. this happened a few more times, but it was so intermittent, he was
sound on a hard packed road and was trotting sound on the flat ground. I
sure didn't know what was going on, but I was pretty concerned. We were
close to camp so I just went ahead and rode in.
So I know in my heart we were done and went into the vet check knowing I'd
be pulled. And we were and rightly so, by that time he was a grade 2,
the vet thought it was on his left front, I still think it was his right
front since that's the leg that I felt wasn't quite right.
Donna went ahead and finished the ride, she was pleased with her finish,
her first back to back 25's I think it was.
I was pretty disappointed, but oh well.. there's another day.
The day was so nice, clear skies, but much cooler than Friday. There was a
stiff cold wind coming in. But much better for the horses, with their winter
hair on.
By the time we had awards and a potluck dinner, the wind
had really picked up and it was getting pretty cold, a couple of propane
heaters were brought out, We talked about how most people think we are
crazy to sit outside on a windy, cold night to eat dinner. Well, they think we
are crazy for riding so far anyway.
There were lots of riders on Saturday, probably as many as there were on
Friday. Lot's of Texas folks as their Thanksgiving ride was cancelled. I
got to see Captain Thunderpants, who is leading the nation in Jr miles, he is a
cute little pony who just keeps up with the bigger horses and carries his rider,
Hannah, around carefully. We told Hannah her pony was cute as we rode by
and I heard her tell the person she was riding with, "Everyone says he's so
cute".
Even tho I was disappointed with my pull, I still wouldn't have missed the
ride. I had a great time both days.
Over the winter, I'll have to remember the unseasonably warm
weather and the fun that was had, riding the trails, sitting around a fire with
good friends and adult beverages enjoying being out in nature, with
Horses! And I'll plan for next year!
Going to ride 50's and hope this lameness was "just one of those
things". Doesn't hurt to think positive.
Thanks to Susan Young and Ann McFarland for putting on a great ride with
well marked and well trimmed trails.
Now to clean out the trailer and winterize it! Yuck.. I'd rather
clean the stalls.
More next year!.
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