monday, april 28, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 7
into the GOssummsrinto the OOssummsr
Combined qualities make
ideal riding stable horse
By Betsy Miller
The qualities, of a top horse at a riding
stable are diverse, according to Nancy
Brown, co-owner of Lincoln's Pioneer
Stables.
Brown said, she and her husband, Carl,
the other owner of Pioneer Stables, are
looking for strong, middle-aged, slightly
stupid horses. Gelding quarter horses be
tween seven and 15 -years-old are preferred.
Nancy Brown remembered a horse at
the stables a few years ago that was just
"too smart.
This horse could tell if his rider was in
control, Brown said. If the rider didn't
have enough control, the horse would turn
around and head back to the stables re
gardless of his rider's efforts to stop him,
she said.
"What we want is a really calm, gentle
horse that won't spook," Nancy Brown
said.
The- stable rents between 10 and 16
horses out to riders, according to Brown.
During the week, younger horses are used,
but on weekends a few older horses hit the
trail, she said.
"We have two (horses) that are aged 20
and 21 . These have been good performance
horses in the past," Nancy Brown said.
"Older horses are just like older people.
They get stiff if they don't get some exer-
cise "she said.
According to Nancy Brown, the stable is
preparing for the summer weekends when
it will average about 60-70 customers a
day. However, she said summer is not the
stable's busiest time.
Late spring and early fall are favorite
times for riding because of the cool
weather, she said.
The stable charges $5 for a ride on a 4J4
mile trail that winds through Pioneers Park.
Brown said the biggest problem the
stable has with people is their tendency to
run the horses too hard.
Brown recalls spotting some people on
the trail who had run the horses so hard
the animals were dripping wet.
t4I told them to get off and walk back.
They thought 1 was kidding but I wasn't,"
she said.
"It's a 50,50 deal. We don't want the
horse to abuse the rider or the rider to
abuse the horse," Brown said.
A rider who begins galloping a horse
may soon find himself unable to control
the horse, she said.
The worst part of this trip may be when
the rider reaches the last stretch of trail,
she said.
"All horses love to run home. Some
times they make that last corner and the
people don't," she added.
Overall, though, Brown said she rarely
has any difficult customers.
The facility is set on five acres of land
and includes 45 box stalls, indoor and out
door arenas and a hot walker, which is a
type of machine used to exercise horses,
Nancy Brown said.
According to Brown, every luxury the
horses get is well-deserved.
"We really respect these horses. They
work like slaves for us," she said.
Trade club member foresees
marathon turnout ever
lamest
By Mary Jo Pitzl
It's possible that a Rosie-Ruiz type of
incident could happen at the Lincoln Mara
thon May 11, but Lincoln Track Club
member Jim Lewis said the Lincoln race
will be better prepared than the Boston
Marathon.
It could be difficult to keep track of the
anticipated 1,000 runners, Lewis said.
However, checkpoints set up to record split
times at five points during the course
would make it hard for anyone to duck in
for just the last few miles of the race, and
not be noticed, he said.
Lewis said about 800 runners are al
ready registered for the 26nile, 385 -yard
race. Entry fee for the third annual event is
$10, with entrants on the day of the race
required to pay $15.
Lewis said the May 1 1 event promises to
be the largest road race the track club has
ever sponsored. Last year 580 runners
started the race, he said.
During the past two years, the Lincoln
Marathon has earned a reputation as a
quality race, Lewis said. He credited this to
several factors, among them: the good
weather the marathon has enjoyed the past
two years (94 percent of the entrants
completed in 1979, a figure way above the
national average of 80 percent); the
attention given the individual runner; the
reasonably flat course; and cooperation
from the Lincoln Police Department,
traffic engineers and Lincoln citizens.
"Lincoln is really very accepting to
athletic people," said the mathematics pro
fessor, who is training for the marathon.
Lewis said that, because of training for
the Olympic trials May 24, most top
American male runners will not be avail
able to attend the marathon. He predicted
that Australian Bob Wallace, who lives and
works in Omaha, will win the men's
division.
The 1980 Lincoln Marathon will focus
on women, Lewis said. He listed last year's
women's challenger Lanae Larsen and Iowa
City marathoner Tina Candy as two
runners to watch for.
Ruth Anderson, one of the best known
masters (over 40) runners in the United
States, will also compete, Lewis said. He
added that Anderson and her husband are
Nebraska natives.
Further details on the marathon and
entry requirements can be obtained by
calling race director Ross Greathouse,
Lewis said.
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