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Laura,

Well said, thanks for sharing..!

I had that kind of ride myself on Friday...nice trot along a single track 
along the American River Trail on Folsom Lake...worked on changing leads 
around the corners...fun stuff!

Ranelle Rubin
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> From: "Laura Hayes" <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Ride, just ride.
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:52:28 -0400
>
> I rode my horse today.  There was no fanfare, no wonderful volunteers, no 
> miles or points accrued, no competitors rude or otherwise, no telephones, 
> traffic jams or computers.  Just she and I and an aging but eternally 
> enthusiastic Springer Spaniel.
>
> We traversed the mountains of the Allegany National Forest along the NY/PA 
> border - sometimes on trails, sometimes off through the trees seeking 
> solitude and beauty.  We found it, by the way.
>
> The sky was brilliant blue, the air, while close with early summer heat, 
> was clean and sweet with blossoms and leaves.  My mare, Allure, looked 
> forward to every turn and hill with her black rimmed ears perked and her 
> liquid arab eyes wide and bright. She never failed to jog with that smooth 
> ground covering gait, to the top of every hill, eager to see ahead.  Her 
> red-bay coat was fine and shiny with a spider web of veins just under the 
> damp surface, and her soft black muzzle shone with the glow of exertion.
>
> The trees, oaks, cherry, maples, hemlock - some over a hundred years old, 
> watched us go by, gently rustling and bowing to our passage, as they did 
> the native americans, the settlers, the hunters and other nature lovers who 
> may have passed this way.  If only they could talk.  The rocks under our 
> feet bore the stamp of ancient creatures from when these mountains were 
> covered in sea water.  The creeks tumbled clear and fresh through moss 
> covered boulders, lending refreshment and relief to the creatures who 
> forded them.
>
> It was a perfect day.  The springer is asleep at my feet, the mare is 
> grazing in knee deep grass with her best friends, and I am sun burnt and 
> content.
>
> Ride, for pete's sake, just ride.
>
> Laura Hayes
> AERC#2741



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