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Well that would help reduce the sting of such a humiliating trouncing 
by knowing that at least I didn't have to pay for the beating. I 
still do not understand how supposedly intelligent horsemen can under 
estimate their abilities so badly. Are they not riding their own horses?

At 09:00 AM 6/24/2007 Sunday, you wrote:
> > >> I have no idea what each team paid to enter but if 68
> > local patsies paid $500 that would add an extra $34,000 to pay for
> > the festivities >>
>
> According to the website, ride management paid the entry fees and
> transport/lodging/stabling for  competitors. It was an invitational
> event - each country was asked to send 2 riders, OC paid all costs.

Don Huston at cox dot net
SanDiego, Calif 



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