Ridecamp: Re: [RC] How Sad

Some people judge their importance by the speed of their horses, some by the
amount of money they make, some by the cost and prestige of their cars.
Everyone is different.  You just ride your ride the way you want, get out of
endurance riding what you want to get out of it.  That's the beauty of this
sport; it offers different things to different people.  Smell the flowers,
look at the scenery, feel the wind in your hair or through the slits in your
helmet, as the case may be, listen to the birds, watch for wildlife, feel
your horse's rhythm beneath the saddle.  Enjoy!

Barbara McCrary

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Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] How Sad


> Amen to that!
>
> I am a "newbie."  Without newbies, a sport dies with the last of the
current
> crop of riders and their horses.  Which brings me to another point (feel
free
> to delete if you experienced pros don't care to hear the opinion of a
newbie.)
>
> I just completed my second 50. (have never done an LD)  I got into the
sport
> primarily because of the motto - To Finish is to Win.  That sounded very
cool
> to me because I love spending long hours out on trail with my Standardbred
> mare, TR Solitaire.  So we've done two rides and made completion on both
of
> 'em - but what is with the balls-out Ricky Racer types????  I've been
> appalled by the sight of seasoned riders having their pulled horses hooked
up
> to IV's and hoping they live through the night.  Is there some million
dollar
> purse out there for these rides that they don't tell us newbies about?
What
> in God's name is up with these people?  I finished dead last place my
first
> ride - learned a LOT, and finished middle of the pack in the Malibu 50
> yesterday - middle of the pack because so many people ignored the heat and
> the difficulty of the ride.....and the motto!  To finish is to win.  IMHO,
to
> sacrifice your mount in hopes of winning is truly pathetic.
>
> How's that for a newbie's 2 cents?
>
> Scott (loving to ride in solitude on Solitaire)
> Solitaire (Hey!  Shorten these rides to a 1 or 2 mile trot and I'll kick
all
> these Arab's butts!  :o)
>
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