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This 'Ride' had No Sanctioning from either AERC or FEI tho we
followed All AERC Rules of Gates into Holds and Vetting and most of
FEI's. Neither one had any involvement or Knowledge. We Raised 5K$
for a worthwhile cause. It was a spectator sport as people could view the
Vetting which was done in the ring and each loop included a ride arround the
ring easily viewed from the grandstands. The Public was allowed to visit
the barns and see the horses as they were Crewed. From this riders
perspective...it was not boring to ride the course. My Crew Chief was Dr.
Susan Beal who did a miraculous job of keeping me informed of all the things
going on. Ballistic went 65 miles, BayMar went 50 couple and came up
lame. Zacharia went the rest and was injured in a freak accident in the
stall when he was blanketed. CARda was a 5yo mare who dumped me when she
said she wanted nothing to do with this and i rode 100 miles w/ a dislocated
shoulder. Eating arnica every 30 minutes i survived. We the Riders
came up short. Garnet had severe intestinal problems and so did
Chryssie but she kicked us fellows butts. Garnets Crew Chief was Danny and
he had g.m. Chagall a horse i raised and trained and the rest of that story is
out there but it was kept fair so i "rode" CARda who was sold to Naomi Preston
when i disipated my brood mare band. Chryssies Crew Chief was Bryan
Wates. Garnet comes from Nova Scotia and Chryssie is now in Ca.
Between us we have at least 10 FEI Teams in various Nations. John
Crandall III was the farrier. JP Whiteside did the video. Jim and
Gwen from ABC came and gave us support and incentive. Dr. Eve Bargmann was
the resident dr. Dr. Matthew Mackay-Smith and Winky graced us with their
presence at the event and awards where all those involved received Golden
Horseshoes as the Event was sponsored by....The Immortal Order of the Knights of
the Golden Horseshoe, Americas Oldest Equestrian Order. So,
you see Campers since the last Century there has been an alternative to all this
quest for Adventure... at least by me and a few others and those who think they
can ride further GO FER IT do as Bob Dylan says..."don't follow
leaders follow parking meters...." tom
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