Re: Re: Dance Line

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

<"a personal best".  >
Me, too, Gesa.  Now that I have had opportunity to ride some of the same
trails more than once, I look to how I can improve on the individual
trail...can my horse do a certain loop even 5 minutes faster?  Can he
recover this time in 2 minutes instead of 5?  Even, can we just get out of
the vet check on TIME?  :)  Those little things add up and may not account
for much anywhere else but in my book but improving a little each time
works for me.

Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: GESA BRINKS <gesaeqfx@pe.net>
> To: C Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>; Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: RC:  Re: Dance Line
> Date: Thursday, March 23, 2000 6:43 PM
> 
> " we all have an Angie that we want to beat".....
>          I have been a competitor in some kind of sport or another almost
my
> entire life.  I have been at the top and been at the bottom.
> I came to realize that anytime I wanted to "beat" a certain person, I had
> just limited myself.  I can only be as good as said person.  Each ride I
> ride,  each competition I compete in is now, and has been for  many
years,
> "a personal best".  Sometimes my personal best is just making it under
the
> 12 hr mark, sometimes it is a top ten or BC.  Mostly it is finishing a
ride
> feeling good about it and reveling in the fact that my horse/mule had
more
> to give.   When I am out on the trail, I leave my ego at home.    Just
food
> for thought.
> gesa n clovis n sky
> 
> From: C Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>
> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:01 PM
> Subject: RC: Dance Line
> 
> 
> >Suggest you go back and read what Howard wrote.  He was racing -- on
his,
> >and his horse's, first 50.  That's why he's so upset with himself.  It
> could
> >happen to any of us who's particularly competitive.  A hard lesson that
> >could have been a lot worse.
> >
> >Cindy
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: C Eyler [mailto:eyler@mindspring.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 9:55 PM
> >> To: diane knapper
> >> Subject: RE: Dance Line
> >>
> >>
> >> Suggest you go back and read what Howard wrote.  He was racing --
> >> on his, and his horse's, first 50.
> >>
> >> Cindy
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: diane knapper [mailto:knaptyme@uswest.net]
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 8:36 PM
> >> > To: tina@liveonthenet.com
> >> > Cc: ridecamp
> >> > Subject: RC: Dance Line
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Tina;
> >> > I'm sorry.  But we have all ragged on Howard...it was kinda
> >> > fun.  But, I have a feeling that he knew what the sport was
> >> > about.  We don't know what happened to Dance Line.  Should
> >> > the worst have happened, Howard has to be in the deepest
> >> > despair and doesn't want to hear what you just said.
> >> >
> >> > Everytime we get on these animals, we take a risk.  No one
> >> > knows what is going to happen, it is up to the fates.
> >> > Fortunately, disaster doesn't strike too many of us too
> >> > often.  For which I am personally grateful for.
> >> >
> >> > I didn't get the impression that Howard was racing the
> >> > entire 50 miles.  He said he would for a loop or two if
> >> > Angie was there...she wasn't.  I have a feeling he was
> >> > conservative on his ride.  But, I wasn't there, so I don't
> >> > know how he rode his ride.
> >> >
> >> > We all have a 'Angie' that we want to beat, that is what
> >> > keeps us competitive.  Without that, we wouldn't have a
> >> > sport.  And personally, I didn't read anything in Howard's
> >> > e-mail that suggested he knew the horse was going to
> >> > crash...it didn't appear that he decided not to pull it
> >> > because he wanted to beat someone.  You are right,
> >> > hopefully, we won't to experience it.  But if I do, the one
> >> > group who understands most, I would want to write to them
> >> > and tell them about my experience.  There is no way, I would
> >> > want to receive a response such as yours.
> >> > Diane
> >> >
> >> >
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