[philmont] Burro Racing at Harlan Downs

How awful for him, poor guy...I hope he's okay.

However, umm, sorry for my ignoramus here, but what's a burro? I'm guessing it's a pack animal? just a guess....sorry :o/

Caroline Paniccia
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Julian Love
  To: philmont List Member
  Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:59 AM
  Subject: [philmont] Burro Racing at Harlan Downs

  A Scout from one of the Mecklenburg County Council contingent crews was taken off the trail last night and is in the hospital at Las Vegas (NM) with internal injuries and suspected internal bleeding - no broken bones or spinal or head injuries. He is a 17-year-old Eagle, a tall sturdy guy, was their Crew Leader. He got run over by (a) burro(s) after falling down during the burro races at Harlan Downs and was in severe pain and had difficulty breathing. Doug Palmer himself made the pickup. They were on Day 9 of Trek #32. The burro races at Harlan are always one of the highlight program events that the kids love. They run up and down that field at full tilt, usually pulling the burro, but sometimes being pulled BY the burro. The burro wranglers always warn about being kicked, and I've had that happen to one of my guys before. Has anyone ever heard of being completely run over by a burro - not me. Tell your guys to be careful.

  Julian Love

  MCC High Adventure Chm, Charlotte NC

  www.mcchighadventure.org/philmont

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