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[RC] A story on General Robert E. Lee's horse Traveler - rides2farThe thing I remember about the book "Traveler" was that he didn't like the "Blue men" because they drew so many flies...(he saw lots of dead ones) This is a common misconception in the South and I'll speak up right now and say the Yankees I've met doing endurance don't seem to draw any more flies than the average southern endurance rider. Nice article on Robert E. How many people know he's the only student in the history of West Point to graduate without ever having had a demerit? I think he'd have made a great CT rider. By the way, his wife was Martha Washington's grandaughter and inherited the plantation at Arlington. They lost it for non-payment of taxes when Lincoln refused to let him mail the payment during the war and demanded he bring it in person. That's when it became Arlington National Cemetary. If I recall correctly, Lee had no slaves, and Grant didn't free his till the war was over. What a strange world. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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