Re: Ride Around the World-long

["Sweaney" <sweaney@lightspeed.net>]

Just wanted to say that the wonderful shoer mentioned in the post, Danny
Finnegan, is my uncle!  He is in the Sacramento (Orangevale) area and can be
reached at (916) 898-2863.

Karen & Montoya DSA
sweaney@lightspeed.net (home)
ksweaney@pbvusd.k12.ca.us (work)


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Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 7:34 PM
Subject: RC: Ride Around the World-long


Sandy Rovane buytheline@softcom.net
On Monday August 9, I met the most delightful man and his horse,  Manfred
Schulze and Pushkin.  This man is in the process of riding his horses around
the world.  The whole story can be read at http://www.94517.com/schulze.html
Along with Manfred I also met Geroge Cardinet, Mr. Trails, Emeritus.  I have
hosted Manfred and Pushkin at my house and have ridden with him for three
days.  I will ride tomorrow and Sunday and we should reach the half-way
point of the Tevis trail into Nevada by Monday. He started in the United
States at Pt Reyes.

I want a special thanks to Danny Finnegan who shoed Pushkin on Wednesday and
to thank his clients who he put off for a couple of hours to put shoes on
Pushkin as the United states was wearing hard on his feet.  1750 mile
barefoot before he got here. I called 20 shoers befor Peggy Christenson
contact Danny and he was here in one hour.  Loomis area riders hello.
Anyway guys,  I think we could as a group of Americans could offer him some
financial support. This trip is totally to date funded by him and his wife.
Check the internet and see if you might be interested.  George will be
seeing him in Carson City on August 18 and any financial or product support
could be sent to Geroge at Herqtage Trails Foundation, 1350 Castle Roack
Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.  He loves stickers from companies and is
putting them on the van and trailer.  What advertising. This van and trailer
are photographed and networked in every town he goes through.  He is a major
sponsors dream.  Also anyone wishing to help him along in his trip could
contact me and I will supply his cell phone # for you to make direct
arrangements with Manfred.  This is one of the most delightful weeks I have
had riding.  He is pleasant, not demanding and most appreciative of anything
you could do to offer him help on this journey.  This is the last leg before
he returns to Germany to end the trip in his home country.  He is in need of
drivers and riders.  He has his own rig which he likes to sleep in and is as
I said before just a fun, funny, witty gentleman who you will fall in love
with.  He is needing help crossing Nevada, Utah and hopes to make it to
Colorado by winter.  He travels about 30+ miles in a day.  Walking and some
trotting.  Pushkin is currently making every day as Panca found herself a
boyfriend in Mongolia and presented Manfred with a son here in the United
States is currently taking care of the man child.  They are currently being
stabled in Carson City.   Manfred is very much looking forward to meeting up
with them again in a few weeks.  These horses are of Hucul breeding.  I have
fallen in love with Pushkin and am not looking forward to saying goodby.
Any help or financial support you could offer Manfred would be much
appreciated.  He is a very proud man and will not ask for money but we can
and should help him through our country, if only to offer rider support,
housing and our best wishes for him along the way.  If you every think you
are doing endurance I think this is the man who is enduring.

Sandy Rovane  916-682-4542
Elk Grove, California
11760 Cresthill Dr.  95624


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