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[RC] Argentina Sprint Cup - first day done - Steph TeeterIt's really hard to sit and write something 'important' (much less intelligible) after a very long full day, nice dinner and awards and free beer. But, briefly, it went very well. Perfect weather (upper 70's - lower 80's - brisk in the morning) - plenty of sunshine. No problems. Winning horse (ridden by beautiful Lola) had an average speed of just under 20km/hr - that's about 12 mph, on a flat course with perfect footing and comfortable temps - fast, but not excessively so. I posted links to No major problems - a few metabolic pulls, but no real issues. The riders did well, slowing down when/if they needed. The sport is really maturing here, riders are getting smarter, more experienced. And they have such fantastic horses!!! You just don't see poor quality horses in Argentina, of any breed... - they are all straight-legged, good-footed, well balanced, nice-to-look-at horses. Argentina never caught on to the halter fad, their horses have always been bred for 'function' (and they rarely keep horses around just as 'pets') . Even the horses picketed in back yards, tied to fences along the highways, the horse that almost every family has - even these are good horse flesh. Tomorrow is going to be a little crazier - the 80km (~50 mile) and 40km (~25 mile) rides are going on - with lots of entrants. Today was not as big, and mostly experienced riders. mañana ... we'll see. I have a zillion photos - some real good ones, but am staying too busy at the rides to get them sorted and posted. I have today's final results too... but it's late and I can barely type, so also - mañana. Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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