On Wed Apr-10-2013 07:47, TOM WALKER (1:123/140) wrote to ROGER NELSON:

RN>"The best thing for the inside of a man is the outside of a horse."
RN>                                                   ---Ronald Reagan

 TW> That may be true but there is a vast difference between riding a
 TW> horse on in open country or even on a trail and down into and out
 TW> of the Grand Canyon.

That's true and maybe my ol' bones couldn't take it, but I do remember how
to sit a horse.  It's just like riding a bycicle.

 TW> I never did do the the Tourist ride but in my younger years I did
 TW> hike down into the Havasupai Indann reservation and ride a Horse
 TW> out, The owner wanted soem supplies form the trading post up on the
 TW> canyon rim at the head of the trail A frend and I took them up so
 TW> they could be loaded and brought back down with the next pack horse
 TW> trip.

If I survive my upcoming knee surgery and go west (that sounds familiar), I
just might be able to get on the saddle without help.  Only then will I
know which one of us is right, although I should point out I'm not
disagreeing with you -- I'm just stubborn when it comes to things I've done
in the past.


Regards,

Roger 
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+