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RE: [RC] [RC] Biltmore/Super Stagg - Howard Bramhall

Stagg Newman has become (I think he's always been) the model for all endurance riders to emulate. His ego is in check, his horse always comes first (and, I'm not speaking of placing), and his wealth of knowledge is so deep he's the rider we all need to tap into. The cool thing about Stagg is he's willing to share this knowledge to anyone who will listen.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone do such a "clean sweep" of all available awards at a ride. He won it all at Biltmore and this ride, with thousands of people, dogs, and vehicles everywhere, is quite challenging.

I'll make sure to not only read all of his articles but, I'll cut them out and paste them on my "endurance" wall to re-read each and every day. I'm so glad he's there and willing to share. Not all super riders are this way.

cya,
Howard


From: Timothy Worden <ndrorydr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: EnduranceNet RideCamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Biltmore/Super Stagg
Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 19:31:18 -0700 (PDT)

What a great weekend at Biltmore.  Lara and I only
live an hour and half from Biltmore and this was the
first time we had ever been there.  Absolutely
beautiful and very fun trails to ride.  A very
challenging ride at that.  The heat and humidity,
along with a 21mile second loop made for a somewhat
tough 50.  I just don't know how those front runners
did the course so fast.   Unfortunately I was not able
to ride my young Quarab Poco due to lameness, but was
able to ride my backup horse Knight of
Morocco..aka...Rocco...owned by Dody Sutton. Lara and
I, along with our friend Irena, had a wonderul 8h41m
ride time.

At the ride meeting on friday, Stagg came over to say
hey.  I said to him, "So are you ready to win the
100?"  His reply was something like, "nah, we're just
going to take it easy and use this as a training ride
for OD100."  I wish my training rides could end up
with a win and a BC;)  Awesome job Stagg and his
wonder pony, Jayel Super.  Now we'll see what they can
do at OD 100....again.

Tim
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