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 My one and only experience in going over Cougar Rock was a memorable 
one, and not without benefits. It was 1994, my first attempt at Tevis 
(or any other 100 for that matter) and I had decided a mere two weeks 
ahead of time to try it (I didn't want to make the mistake of 
overpreparing).  When I asked my horse, Thor, to go up, he fell down 
twice, once to his knees, and once to his haunches. In terrified 
desperation, I spanked him with my tailing rope and he leaped at the 
last possible moment and took us up and over. I felt an odd sensation of 
fullness in my shorts, but thought nothing of it. Word must have gotten 
around about our glorious feat, because for the rest of the ride, I had 
every water tank, P&R line and vet all to myself, I presumed as a reward 
for having done so well. I must have been running on adrenaline all day, 
because all that saddle time just seemed somehow "softer" after that.
    Go figure.   Dr Q


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