Re: Re: Dance Line

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

but improving a little each time>works for me.
      Me too.  Sort of sounds like a verse to a song 'eh?   :-D   gesa n
clovis n sky


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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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