The best time I ever had was taking my kids to
rides. Once my son got interested in baseball, I lost him to the rides,
until he could drive and discovered crewing! He was a great crew
too. My daughter rode with me until she went to college. These are
the best memories for me, doing things with my kids in the sport that I
love. When my daughter was filling out her forms for college, I always
told her to include the rides. "But Mom, that wasn't important
enough!" 'Baloney" I would say, "how many kids could take a horse 25, 50
on up to 75 miles, take care of the horse and sometimes mom, as well as finish
the ride with a sound willing horse?" "What an accomplishment and well
worth mentioning on any application!" Sure kids like awards, but I always
told the kids that finishing the ride with a sound horse and one that would go
out the next day was the most important in the world. If only my grandkids
lived closer, but I have to make do with the neighbor kids. Already they
love to run any hill in sight!! WHAHOO!!
Jeanie
