also, AERC has fairly strict guidelines as to a sponser not being more
than 1 minute ahead of or behind a JR on trail. If you are sponsering a
Jr and you let that Jr go on or pull up, you are in danger of being
disqualified yourself plus having your JR disqualified.
I would like to say that this IS a 2 way street. I have sponsered many
Jr. riders, and have had them try to run off and leave me before. I have
also had one stop on trail and pitch a mini tantrum and refuse to budge
the horse until I managed to talk some sense into him...actually in the
mini tantrum incident, I simply said OK, we will sit here til dark for all
I care, I dismounted and found a nice sunny patch of grass, then proceeded
to stretch out like I was preparing to take a nap. Hehehe, he changed his
tune pretty quickly then!!
I love sponsoring Jr riders, but they can be a tad trying at times!!
Mostly they just help keep me young and having fun!
APPY TRAILS
SAMM C. BARTEE
Auburn, Al. SE Region
with
SIR REVEL--1305 miles and........!!!
B JETS WAR EAGLE--endurance wannabe