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If I am not wrong, Finally is also related to the wonderful horse he 
replaced, Hawk. Hawk was a big anglo arab. He took a little longer to 
recover since he was big and black, but not to worry the TB side made up 
for it on the trail.

I remember at the FOF one year when he and Patti Pizzo (on her wonder 
horse Savaq) were in a head to head race for first. About 1/8 of a mile 
out the marble falls into the TB hole in Hawk's brain and he kicks in 
the after burner and it resembled more of the stretch run at the KY 
derby than at 100 miles on an endurance ride. Hawk and Steve flew pass 
the finish line and on down the road. It took about 1/2 mile for Steve 
to bring him in. If I remember Hawk top 10ed, maybe top 5 at the worlds 
in '96.

Truman

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Impressive as this is, as an "amateur" endurance rider, I personally 
> > would be most interested in the trivia of "What horse and rider have 
> > completed the most 100 mile rides over their career together?" 
> >    
>
> Don't know who that is, but will say that Steve Rojek wouldn't disappoint
> you in that area either. :-) He has bred several of his own horses
> (Smokerise Finally for one) and owned I believe more than one
> generation...started them slowly, and then takes them to the highest
> levels. I remember him riding Finally at the back of a line of horses
> that appeared to be babysitting him when he was young and thought he
> looked like a fat pony. He told me he'd raised him after owning his dam &
> sire and I thought, "well, he's messed up being attached to that one
> because it's not his level of competitor". Ha. Ha. Top 5 Pan Ams, etc.
> etc. That horse is BIG now. :-)
>
> Angie
>
>  


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“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an 
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” Harry S. 
Truman



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