Re: [Philmont]: Burro Racing

>The scouts were grumbling on the way over... "why do we have to hike over
>there for dumb >burro racing?".

>As soon as the field was in sight we could see that the races had already
>started. The scouts saw >what was going on, and started running to go join
>in. The staff held another 3 or 4 races before >they ended things, and our
>scouts had a blast. They considered it one of the highlights of the trek

One of the valuable things in working with the burros is boys can learn -
many for the first time - that animals require exceptional skill to handle
successfully.

The burros definitely have a mind of their own but will respond to kind and
fair treatment.

To learn more about handling skills "The Horse Whisperer" is highly
recommended.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

>From: Dave Smith <dave-s@pacbell.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Burro Racing
>Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:58:29 -0800
>
>We did trek 6 last year (2005-731-R1), and our ranger took us over to
>Harlan to do Burro Racing the first night. The scouts were grumbling on the
>way over... "why do we have to hike over there for dumb burro racing?".
>
>As soon as the field was in sight we could see that the races had already
>started. The scouts saw what was going on, and started running to go join
>in. The staff held another 3 or 4 races before they ended things, and our
>scouts had a blast. They considered it one of the highlights of the trek. I
>still remember our fastest scout leading the burro at a full run. This
>scout was slightly under the weight limit for his height, and at the end of
>the race the burro did not stop, but dragged the scout, feet dug in kicking
>up dust, another 100 yards towards the corral.
>
>I highly recommend it... there are times when you have to gently overrule
>the "boy led troop" thing. Again, your ranger may or may not be able to
>include burro racing with the training.
>
>The next day we hiked into Harlan with backpacks, and did shotgun shell
>reloading and skeet shooting. Not as fun as burro racing.
>
>Dave Smith
>Troop 32
>Santa Rosa, CA
>
>Commissioner Dave wrote:
>
>> The Philmont guides list Shotgun Shooting and Reloading at Harlan but do
>>NOT list Burro Racing
>>Anyone who has had one of these treks or another that began at Vaca -
>>Were you able to do Burro Racing??
>>
>

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Received on Wed Feb 8 00:29:04 2006