[Artemisia] Artemisia Digest, Vol 87, Issue 25

[Shanna]

I fully understand, a horse of mine nearly took me off a cliff to get away from 
some mules, hence the reccomendation for practices and the requirement that it 
is safe.  In the event that the camel was handling it well and all the hourses 
were freaking out I would recomend the MIC to arrange the layout /order of the 
competition to allow all to compete as best as possible.  I.E. ask the camel 
rider to make the last pass and hang out, out of sight if the horses are really 
in such a tizzy that is likely to cause injury to horse or rider.  Remember it's 
up to each rider to judge what they and their mount are capable of dealing with 
and to pull themselves away from harmful situations.  The MIC is the net below 
the trapeze, just in case you misjudge, not to judge for you.

-Danielle

>>My concern would be for the other riders and horses. Knowing my horses 
reaction the first time they saw a llama. It got pretty exciting and they 
still are not real comfortable around them. I could just imagine what they 
would do if a camel showed up.
Annabella