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[RC] Newbies and Ridecamp - William RiceTo all you Newbies and Wannabe's reading Ridecamp from a complete Newbie. First and foremost, please do not think Endurance is exactly like Ridecamp, the riders, vets, managers, volunteers and onlookers at every ride I have been to, including endurance, LD, Ctr etc are the nicest most caring individuals you will find. I do not have years of riding, hell I only started a year or so ago, am I worried about my horses, yes, do I ride them and compete, yes, will I continue yes. Life is too darn short to wait and definitely too short to say maybe I'll try it later. Go to a ride or two, volunteer, pick out riders you find credible, trust me people are people and you can pick out those you will want to ride with. Ask questions, train your horse and go ride a ride...do not hesitate, get on with it. Enjoy the ride, take your time, let your horse teach you things you will never learn in a ring and have the time of your life. Further you will meet some of the people here on Ridecamp and you will find they are really very nice people and have a world of knowledge they will share. This banter back and forth is just that...talk, out on the trails talk is talk, but riding is bliss! So go hug your horse(s), tell them that life is an adventure (they already know) and tell them you (the collective you) are going on a big ride, one full of scary monsters in the woods, blue tarps, electrolytes, campgrounds, other horses, vet's, other riders, dogs, 4 wheelers, and whatever else the Universe decides to throw at you that day :-) Your horse will snicker in your ear and say it's okay, it's what I was put here for and the reason we train so hard, I love my life, please love and enjoy yours. Bill In Maine, musing on a cold day and counting the hours til he can go home and hug his horses remember at the end of it all you should be able to say no regrets over the things you did not do, and you won't if you go out and do them:-) Play nice and have a wonderful weekend. Newbie yep as a rider and horse owner, but rode hard and put away wet in the ways of life! ********************************************************************** 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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