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Christopher Zimmerman's Blog – October 2009 Archive (2)
Empire Ranch Roundup
From all appearances, the Empire Ranch Roundup and Open House, yesterday was a great success. I’d guess there were several thousand people there throughout the day.
My outfit, B Troop, put on a couple of shows in the morning. The first was a group riding demonstration in which we performed a few maneuvers and actually ended with a saber charge directly at the crowd (no fatalities). After that we set up a multi-weapons course that individual troopers had to negotiate while engaging a series… Continue
My outfit, B Troop, put on a couple of shows in the morning. The first was a group riding demonstration in which we performed a few maneuvers and actually ended with a saber charge directly at the crowd (no fatalities). After that we set up a multi-weapons course that individual troopers had to negotiate while engaging a series… Continue
Added by Christopher Zimmerman on October 25, 2009 at 2:48pm — 4 Comments
Great Jumping Cavalry Horses
I rode my Wonder Horse last month in the Cavalry Games in our first field jumping event together. We were magnificent. The competition was held at Fort Robinson, Nebraska (a province in Canada, I think). After entering the arena, we circled gently at a trot for a minute to help loosen up for the course. When I felt that Wonder Horse was ready we rolled out toward the first jump and transitioned smoothly to a steady canter hitting the jump perfectly. Landing lightly, still in the two-point… Continue
Added by Christopher Zimmerman on October 8, 2009 at 11:16pm — 6 Comments
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