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[RC] Now I Am in Trouble - William RiceHi Angie, If you have heard of me, then this really is a small community, but it sure is a nice one! Yep I am one to watch for sure, everyone up here watches me and makes bets when and where exactly on the trail I will hit the ground, how many bounces I will make and how far I will have to run to catch my horse. So far it is 4 miles down the trail, one bounce and one good roll, 3 miles on foot to catch horse and of course the mandatory cracked ribs! Gotta' love a sport that provides all that entertainment in less than 10 miles, hell I normally have to run 50 miles to hurt anywhere near that bad! You make a very good point about the mentor and I agree, but I was also hoping others will find the type of caring kind folks we have up here that allow me to ride with them on training rides and have shown my wife (the real rider) and I the ropes at every ride we have attended this year. And I have also found that my little fat spotted cow pony cannot run with the Arabs so I got an Arab too (he's my gravity confirming horse--only too happy to allow me to experience gravity first hand) which means that one has to ride his own ride, just like running one's own race. I have also found that there are horses of every speed at each event and by attending a few I have met the front runners and those that prefer to get their money's worth of time on the trail. So I can pick the speed I want to go. It is my hope that by asking questions, volunteering at rides, riding as many distances as I can that when my time comes I will be able to ride with my mentors for 100 miles. I also hope that all the others like me new to the sport will take the challenge and get out there--this is way too much fun to keep all to ourselves. Bill Rice Wandering around lost in Maine ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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