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[RC] DPD's 2003 - Darlene AndersonI posted this to our PNER List, but Maryben suggested I send it on to ridecamp, so here it is...enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving season to all...
What the DPD Family learned this season: Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! Having Great Mentors goes a long ways! Terry was crabbed at Klickitat by having Shari MacFarlane "dictating" the pace on his first 75 mile completion, but I tell you what, by the end of that day, if Danny didn't have Shari already, Terry might have been putting in his bid ...he loves her and how she rides her horses...SMART! He learned a bunch! When you're told you can't possibly acheive something because it's too far "above" you, try anyhow, you never know...right Tiffany and Kenny? Always...ALWAYS keep a positive attitude and remember that sportsmanship is what this sport is about when it's all said and done. We don't really ride for that coffee cup (although I now own a beautiful blue and green matching set!), or that t-shirt, or the hoof pick...we ride because we're nuts about our ponies and we love riding with others who feel the same way about their ponies. Keep the Faith, and be thankful...it's getting to be that time of year, and I'm thankful for many many things...My Kids, My Bear, the Ponies I "get" to ride (yea...I'm talkin' to you Connor and Z!), MY MOM & my Dad and all my great Friends who accept me the way I am, in spite of myself! Darlene Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now
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