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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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The pleasure rides also might tend to attract more horses riders that aren't really in shape to handle it... more than the competitive rides, hopefully.
Well, stay cool there... I'm afraid by this weekend you wouldn't even have found refuge from the heat here, it's gonna be hot everywhere.
WEll, yeah:). Obviously since you've been doing the shorter ride and you didn't have a problem, you won't know for sure, and then when you want to do a longer one, if it's not the pad you'll have it happen again:). You want to know for sure right?
You will need to recreate the scene with one change at a time to find out for sure the cause:).
Becky
Wow, that's awful. You'd think that people would know better than that, unless they got out and got lost somewhere like BladeRider did a few weeks back. She's lucky that they all made it back ok. At least it wasn't as hot then as it is now. If you get out like that and run out of water, for either horse or rider, it can be catastrophic.
What, "Plant your corn early"? ;o)
I know the more times we do that ride the easier it'll get. Or it'll kill us :~)
The thing is, 5 years ago, I did 25s on him and it didn't feel that long. And of course, 10 years ago, Bay was doing twice that distance. It's all what you're used to.
So sorry to hear there wasn't a happy ending. I know it's part of life but it's the sucky part.
5 years ago you were both a lot younger.
What, do I detect sarcasm...that's not a good tip:)
Becky
Well, work up to it, you're use to 8 milers, so do something in between 8 and 15.
I think I saw on one of the signs an 11 mile trail. Of course I don't know you may have to go 5 before you get to the 11, so that won't help:|
Becky
I'd say they got out there not thinking there is NO water anywhere out now. Everything is dried up.
Becky
If we can get the truck up to that upper trailhead, we can do a lot of new loops including those upper trails. We just haven't tried it with the trailer full of horses. I'd like to go scope it out again, now that we've got some more experience with trailering, and seen what we think the truck can handle.
Thanks, it was a sucky ride home from Stillwater that day...
We just never knew when/how he broke his jaw, to get if fixed when it happened. It wasn't till after it healed that problems started, because it healed crooked. He was going to start having problems chewing in the near future
But that was a long time ago, 15-16 years ago....
Becky
Well she made up for it later. I finally found a disadvantage to big butted horses. At 5'2" there are blind spots. I've been having a little problem with her steping out lately when I mount so this morning we worked on "stand" I have this routine when we practice this where I walk completely around her and drag the lead rope all over her before stepping on the box. She has to not move. I keep my hands on her so if I feel her tense I can check her. If she moves she runs circles. Today, I'm walking behind her and I hear this screaming noise and I felt her start to jump. The rope was up so I had left the gate open in the arena (on purpose) and here comes this horse snorting and blowing and charging us. Sarah Lee never moved. She jumped in place and just stood there, even as I chased the intruder out. I guess she didn't want to do any more circles. It was one of those situations where you should be scared but don't have time to be.
Well take a drive up there sometime, with just one horse in the trailer and see how it goes.
I really think your truck would be fine, but I understand your hesitation. It's quit a climb. I'd just try it with one, or even just the trailer, then one. You should be able to tell by then how much more it could take.
Becky
If I remember right, a lot of the climbing is the last half mile to the trail head. I've even wondered if we couldn't just park at the bottom alongside the road somewhere, if there was a place to turn around. Or unload and have someone hold horses while the other goes and turns the truck around empty and come back down. ~Something~ ought to be able to work. Maybe unload one before the big climb and ride up the last little bit, following the trailer.
I just had to say that. I tend to over tip and my husband likes to pick at me about it and when we get to talking about how much to tip at a restaurant, he'll always say that.
Shesagoodgirl!!!
shesaverygoodgirl
Well, giving him a tip was a big deal for me:), I'm pretty cheap, and in restaurants they have to "earn" it. I never tip just because. It pisses me off the places where the tip is figured in. When that happens I don't ever go back...no matter how good it was.
Becky
I'm sure he appreciated it :~)
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