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Re: [RC] Most Coveted Award - Joe LongOn Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:20:50 -0400, "oddfarm" <jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: It could be something to aspire to, but would it be worth it? Would you still have a sound horse at the end? Would your husband and children recognize you when you "popped in" to do laundry and check ride camp? How much do you love your trailer that you will be living in most of the time? Seriously, it would be a great goal to shoot for, if you lived somewhere else besides Florida, or if you didn't have to work, raise kids and take care of a farm. How DID you do that, Joe?? At the time I lived in northern Alabama, and other than no multidays nearby that gave me a lot of rides within a one-day drive. (The 10K miles are all endurance rides, 50's count.) I also worked at a community college which gave me a flexible work schedule, and I made two summer-long trips travelling around the country going to rides (alas, in the days before Pioneer rides). I'd like to correct two things about the "Perfect Ten" award, though: The placing requirement is ten First Place finishes, not ten Top Ten finishes. Both the First Places and the Best Conditions have a qualifier, that they must be earned against fields of at least ten horses. That is, ten horses started the ride for B.C. to count, or started in that division for First Place to count (weight division or Junior division). The reason for that is that the award is a lifetime award for outstanding performance in all the major aspects of endurance: miles, years, and racing. It recognizes the horse that is successful on many fronts, and keeps going year after year. BTW, Kahlil is temporarily boarded at Bobby Richine's Rocky Mountain Training Center. Kat and I sold our property and are looking for new horse property, and in the meantime are living in an apartment (of all things)! I chose RMTC because if he can't be right outside my kitchen window, I want him to be where I know he's getting lots of TLC. Oh, one more thing: my number-one wish in endurance is to have *another* "Perfect Ten." Dreaming? Maybe. But "A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?" -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.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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