Re: [RC] Hawk will be back and Ft. Valley and Automatic Sanctions - goearth
Hello Mary, I'm sure he and you both will be back.
That dreadful 3rd loop is up Habron Gap and along the ridgeline where I first
moved to the Valley and trained for the GAHR. Its harder and steeper to me
than Indian Grave Ridge which is longer but not as steep. Horses that
don't train on these rocks would be greatly advised to wear pads as there are
plenty of rock. As for the 'Sprint' on the 1st day. I doubt very
seriously if the person who questioned the finish was there and saw it. He
said/she said by those that don't witness a situation can alter the facts and
other people opinions of those facts. The 'Sprint' was only 300 yards or
so because of the Vet Check at Hickory Lane. (A little history
here... back in the 80's there was an 8 mile sprint between Linda Lawrence
and me to the very same finish on the OD 50. Because there was no Vet
Check at Hickory Lane it created this set-up. So the Vet Check worked and
separated those that felt compelled to race. Linda won and I got BC and
because I didn't have a trailer there I rode BayMar home, which was another 10
miles) When you have a past World Champion and Jeannie Waldron who both
want to win there may always be sprints. We can sit back in our rocking
chairs in our knitting sessions and discuss this til the cows come in but its
not gonna change people and their approach. Personally, i think my racing
days are over and have been since i was hung from Jug Tree at the PAC in 95, but
i don't begrudge anyone else who finds this competitive desire within
themselves. In reference to automatic sanctions... AERC could not
have done any more to make me feel worse or punish me than I did myself, and if
he would have died, I would not have been back in any form. (An
analogy... 7 horses die and people get their panties wadded up and move to
Salem. 1 is too many, 7 is bad but its not the end of the world according
to Chicken Little. Something good is going to happen here believe me
because I believe in the people on the Committee to find answers. What
gets me is the 11,000 people that die directly from Global Warming a year
and the WHO expects the # to climb to 21,000 in 3. Who speaks for
these people? Because they are from developing countries mostly, not
many. The droughts, floods and fires are not Normal and you can believe me
or not). I don't get into spitting or licking contests online, so
anyone that would like to discuss these viewpoints off-line I would be
happy to respond. tom sites
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