Judy’s jumping Appy

 

 

Okay, since I KNOW it'll make Judy roll her eyes.

 

One year at Oakland hills a while back Judy was blasting along after the

start. Warpaint blasts real good, let me tell you.  The ride goes North up

from Bort Meadow along that long road, then heads down the steep road

towards the road crossing at Redwood Road.  There's a little gravel parking

area that you go through before the road crossing that's only about 200 feet

long.  Warpaint was being "pushy" and was trying to pass other horses on the

single track trail that leads to the parking area. So here comes Warpaint,

fighting to pass horses as he hits the opening and enters the parking area.

He saw his chance, moved over to the right, and smoked by a bunch of horses

that were on the trail in a line.  There is a double log type of gate thing

that you have to ride over at the other end of the parking lot that keeps

you from going through a big ditch that marks the beginning of the parking

area.  Well, the Appy was flying through the parking lot, a little off line

from the gate.  There was a line of horses on the course waiting to go over

the double logs, Warpaint was going fast, so he simply stayed on the right

side of the trail and leaped over the logs, over the ditch, and over the

hood of a Honda that was parked the closest to the trail!  They thundered

off as if nothing had happened. After Judy's heart returned from her throat

she was later heard to comment, "Yeah, I meant to do that.  I passed ten

horses there!"

 

Nick