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Re: [RC] [RC] Of incredible strength, courage and friendship - Laurie DurginThank heavens all ended up ok. !!!!!I guess you never know if your horse can swim till you try, but what a way to go. !!!! I was looking at my tack the other day, and thinking about the easy care of biothane and beta, and even nylon, when I was remembered one reason people use leather tack is for safety, it will usually break if a horse gets in trouble.. . . I was wondering if it really was such a good idea to use the syntheics/ rope reins , etc.. . I do use a leather halter or a breakaway when shipping. We once had an older mare go down in the trailer , had a nylon halter on, her neck was all twisted and stuck, then the brass fittings broke, thank goodness(we hadn't had horses long and didn't know better). Laurie Paula soon found out that Rock wasn't much of a swimmer and headed back to the shore as did Beth, Jeff and myself. Jeff and I thought we'd go back in 'cause our guys did enjoy the cooling waters. Within seconds tragedy was about to rear its ugly head as Gus started to SINK! 1150 pounds of thrashing, panicking horse in the water! The only thing I was able to do was scream his name and stay out of his path. It was like a bad scene in a tearjerking movie! This was not happening! Forward thrush, backwards flip...what is happening?! Still I continue to scream his name, then the worst vision any horse owner could possibly witness...he laid his head down and down he went with the bubbles signaling the end. BUT...in an incredible instance SPlASH to the top was this incredible animal with all his strength as he must have pushed himself from the bottom to the top and started to shore. In the greatest feat I had witnessed so far this mighty animal never gave up. Our friends were crying with relief (not Jeff, he was quite composed) from what they witnessed. It was then they had told me his leg got hung up in the reins which I didn't see. Readers, I have scissor snap reins and I am hear to tell you that angels unsnapped that rein so he could free himself and head to shore.You won't ever get me to think otherwise. I have thanked God 100 times that day and night. I hugged that horses neck like a long lost lover and in my book, he is my HERO. Just as we thought there was no turning back he showed us the determination, strength and courage to finish the ride. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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