Re: LD'S

[Rae Callaway <tallcarabs@juno.com>]

No -- SE Texas.  My sister is in Oregon and I hope to visit her soon. 
It's very pretty up there, but I'm a dyed in the wool Texan and am
definately more used to the very mild winters and drought/sauna summers!

Rae
Tall C Arabians -- TX

On Fri, 5 Nov 1999 22:54:20 -0600  "Kendall, Jennifer"
<Jennifer_Kendall@adc.com> writes:
> Rae,
>Thanks soooo much for sharing!!!!  I loved your story!  It sounds like 
>you learned a lot too!!! Are you from Oregon by chance?  Just 
>curious...I am doing my first ride in April I think.  My 3 yo may not 
>be ready.  We will see when the time comes!  
>Anyway, congrats on your first ride!!!!!  
>Happy Trailz
>Jenni :o)
>Oregon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rae Callaway
>To: irobi@gilanet.com
>Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
>Sent: 11/5/99 7:29 PM
>Subject: RC:   LD'S
>
>Ok.  Here goes.... :o)
>
> Last Saturday saw me and my friend, Kristine, on our first 25 mile 
>LD ride.  It was such a blast.  Friday night was so nice, we left the
>cover 
>off the tent (leaving a mesh liner) and really slept under the stars.
>At
>4 
>am, all we had to do was lift our heads to watch the 100 milers 
>leave,
>as
>the 
>trail was 20 feet from our camp.  I got up at 6 and brought Scarlet 
>and
>Kit out of their pen 
>and tied them to the trailer to eat breakfast.  I should have moved 
>the
>tent. 
> Kit decided that seeing us lying there was good entertainment.  He
>would
>
>take a bite of his soup, then come and peer down at me in the tent -- 
>of
>
>course, and wiping his goopy mouth on the sides.  What a pest!
>  Our group left at a little after 8.  There were 66 riders (I think, 
>at
>least that's what we counted)  and when the 
>start was sounded they ALL charged for the woods!  Kristine quickly 
>got
>off 
>Kit and we waited until they were out of site before we started.  I
>fully
>
>expected another ride without Scarlet's brain, but she settled down
>after
>10 
>minutes!  I think it was better this time because it was wooded and
>that's 
>familiar territory for her.  We set a nice pace and didn't see 
>another
>horse
>until about 10 miles down the trail when we came upon the first pond.  
>A
>
>group of horses were gathered around one end, so Kristine & I decided 
>to
>find 
>another spot to get to the water.  Well, we found out why they were 
>all 
>grouped at one spot!  Scarlet found a bog and sank all the way to her
>belly!  
>She started scrambling to get out and I started trying to get off -- 
>my
>foot 
>was stuck in the stirrup, of course, but as soon as I got off, 
>Scarlet
>had no
>trouble climbing out.  She didn't seem very shook up, even though she
>was
>
>covered in mud.  I was shaking, tho.  As soon as I got back on, 
>Scarlet
>was 
>eagerly looking to head down the trail, so off we went!   We passed up 
>a
>few 
>riders and finished our first loop (14.3 miles) in 2 hours.  At the 
>P&R,
>we 
>had to hit 15 to pass on to the vet check and Scarlet was called at 
>16. 
>I 
>knew why and started hollering at Kristine to bring Kit back -- she 
>was
>walking
>away with the snot!  The second Kit got close, the guy checked her 
>heart
>rate 
>again.  This time she was at 14, so off to the line for the vet check 
>we
>
>went.  
>   Now, this is the point where I rave about PERFECT TIMING!  The 
>cold
>front 
>moved in right then!  Stiff wind and lots of rain and a drop of about 
>20
>degrees, and here we were in camp 
>where we could get our raincoats and warmer clothes!  Stupidly, tho, 
>I
>was 
>totally unprepared for the weather and didn't have a blanket for the
>horses, 
>so Scarlet got my raincoat for her rump until after our hold.  The 
>vet
>check 
>was pretty funny.   Kit went first to the first vet in the line and I
>got called down to the other end.  Well, my vet was just starting to
>check 
>Scarlet when here comes Kit, Kristine and their vet to park 
>themselves
>under 
>Scarlet's nose!  Guess Scarlet wasn't the only weenie horse who 
>didn't
>want 
>to be alone! <g>
>   We had a 45 minute hold, and the worst part about heading back out
>when 
>the time came was putting my dry rump on that soggy,wet, cold saddle!  
>I
>had 
>to take my hearing aids off because of the rain, so Kristine lead the
>way.  
>It was really interesting riding in total silence -- except for that
>really 
>annoying dial tone that is in my right ear that never quits!  The 
>last
>10.7 
>miles really went fast.  I just kinda zoned on Kit's butt.  I was 
>really
>interested in the way, when he would trot slow, his legs were close
>together, 
>but as he sped up, they would get farther apart.  
>Close....wide....close...wi..close....wide, whoops, Hey! watch where 
>you
>kick that 
>mud!..... <g>  Scarlet and Kit both sailed through the final vet 
>check. 
>Our 
>final time was right at 5 hours.   We decided to leave before the 
>awards
>
>ceremony since, thanks to my stupidity, Scarlet & Kit were both
>shivering
>now 
>that they weren't moving anymore.
>   It was so much fun.  I can't wait for the next ride, which I 
>believe
>will 
>be in January.  It's got a *great* name, too -- the Frigid Digit ! 
>Yikes!  
>Anyway, on Sunday, I could barely move.  My left calf and right hip 
>were
>
>extremely sore.  I think I overstressed those two muscles because my
>left
>
>knee is weak and I was subconciously trying to protect it.  My 
>posting
>is
>
>obviously getting better tho.  When I post from my feet (bad), my 
>knee
>gets 
>sore after only 15 minutes.  I posted the entire first loop from my
>upper
>thigh 
>muscles, so my knee didn't even give me a twinge until near the end.
>  
>
>Rae
>Tall C Arabians
>A day without sunshine would be like, you know, night
>
>
>
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