Posted 2008-11-19 4:50 PM (#95111 - in reply to #95096) Subject: RE: Long rider treks 2,000 miles across the West--NEEDS RIDE TO OK !
Location: Hartsville, SC
That guy should have stayed home! This is a perfect example of someone not too bright going off on a half-a**** tangent and then expecting others to foot the bill when his lack of forethought puts him in a bind! Sounds like the welfare system on horseback!What person in their right mind would ride so far, let alone without purpose or a contingency plan, (riding ridiculously close to a highway or not thinking that a dog's feet are going to be burned by hot pavement) AND THEN expect other horsemen and women to pick up the tab?! Why should we buy into that mentality? I, for one, feel very sorry for his animals and not sorry for him. Let HIM walk 2.000 miles home.
Posted 2008-11-19 6:03 PM (#95113 - in reply to #95096) Subject: RE: Long rider treks 2,000 miles across the West--NEEDS RIDE TO OK !
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Posts: 285
There are many riders out there like him than you think. I would love to do something like that and I bet many others would too. I feel sorry for his dog, but I applaud the guy for doing what he did. It takes a lot of guts to attempt something like that and follow through with it. I am sure it was not the easiest ride of his life. I would rather share my wealth with someone like him rather than some of my hard earned money going to others drawing a check and just sitting on their patooty just because they can and too darned lazy to get out and work.
Posted 2008-11-19 6:09 PM (#95114 - in reply to #95113) Subject: RE: Long rider treks 2,000 miles across the West--NEEDS RIDE TO OK !
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Posts: 792 Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth
You bet! If this guy knocked on my door looking for a place to overnite his horse and mule, he would be welcomed. I think you can follow him at the Long Rider's Guile website. A few years ago, there was a man making his way across the upper Midwest in a wagon, I offered him a place to stay, if he come close enough to my place. It happen that he went through my area during the morning and my trimmer worked on his draft horse's hooves.
Posted 2008-11-22 9:55 AM (#95221 - in reply to #95096) Subject: RE: Long rider treks 2,000 miles across the West--NEEDS RIDE TO OK !
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Posts: 316 Location: Illinois
For the most part this guy did things right. Much as one can say it's bad he let his dogs feet get blistered out of short sightedness, shame on him, one must commend him for having his wife come take the dog home. He did not abandon the dog, or force it to continue with him on the trip. The horse and mule look in great condition. This mans journey could definitely be used against the Georgia men in the Montana cruelty case. Showing without a doubt the four horses in Montana were subjected to cruel treatment that was totally avoidable. Ignorance is not an excuse. This man put 10 sets of shoes on his horse and mule during the course of his trip! The Heydon's couldn't be bothered to provide proper farrier care for their animals. From what I gleaned from this article the mule never carried more then @ 110 or so pounds the whole trip with a proper and most likely balanced pack. This is an example that horses can be used for long trips with proper planning and care and that the condition of the Bitter Root horses was avoidable and should not be forgiven and more importantly should not be returned to those men ever.
Perhaps he should try the share a ride forum here. Hmmm, has anyone ever had success getting a ride through that forum?
Long rider treks 2,000 miles across the West--NEEDS RIDE TO OK !
