This message is from: "Deb Logan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Woops - guess I should have looked at Berniece's end of the trail website before firing off a email....will I ever learn - very interesting site, what an amazing story !!!! Quite different than what I was talking about, though. Sigh. See why lurkers lurk.... ----- Original Message ----- From: Deb Logan<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com<mailto:fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 2:51 PM Subject: Re: long distance riding with fjords
This message is from: "Deb Logan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> I went along on an endurance ride with my Arabian riding barn buddies, without a horse, as my hobby is VJ - video journalism. I was quite impressed & surprised to discover Endurance Riding is all about the horse - vet checks every 15 or 20 miles, lots of gear to monitor hearts, feet, saddle fit, electrolytes - its not a sport for the uninformed - there are mandated rest periods where horses are evaluated, pulsed down, fed, watered, these folks take care of their equine athletes - and if your horse gets pulled from the event for not passing one of the many vet checks, you go back to your trailer & take care of your horse with pride, knowing the horse comes first - even though you may have just driven 250 miles to ride 50 miles, and only rode 15 before getting pulled.... I spent time interviewing (on camera for my project) vets, volunteers, crew, horses, dogs, kids - great group - at the end of the day it was about how fit your horse was, how happy to ride, and how well you took care of your equine companion - Lions & tigers @ night - not so much - but there are occasionally bears where we were camping - but if you have never camped with a group of horse friends, you need to do it - its worth the wildlife hazards. And Fjords are the best campers. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: Debby Stai<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com<mailto:fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com<mailto:fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]:fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 2:09 PM Subject: long distance riding with fjords This message is from: "Debby Stai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:debby.stai @earthlink.net%3Cmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> Was nice to visit the website of Berniece, her long distance travels...I've always wondered though, how and when does the horse eat...I know she'd gone 50 and 60 miles in a day, maybe more, maybe less...but when and what would you feed...What would she do with the horse in the nighttime...I'd be scared of lions and tigers and bears.... Debby Stai The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw<http://tinyurl.com/rcepw<http://tinyurl.com/rcep w%3Chttp://tinyurl.com/rcepw>> The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw<http://tinyurl.com/rcepw> The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
