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FW: [RC] GSFTR - Mike SherrellHow many horses started this ride and how many made it through all 10 days? (Leavened with 3 days of recuperation, I think it was.) I'm thinking that if you wanted to ride a decent, healthy, fit horse a long ways, hundreds of miles, that the reasonable daily distance on flat, rolling, and occasionally mountainous terrain would be more like 25-30 miles. Like say between the missions at San Francisco and San Diego. 50 miles doesn't seem do-able unless with an exceptional horse. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Keith Kibler Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:19 AM To: Becky Hackworth Cc: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] GSFTR Becky, I have no idea about what happened to him at that ride except what I learned here and from a friend that was the manager of the MIghty Oaks team. However, I have been on the receiving end of worse than a cold shoulder. It happened at my first event and was obvious and blunt. You see, I was not on an arabian and was told to my face I didn't belong. It was so blunt and obvious that two women from Indianna told me they were furious about the way some (only some mind you) of the other competitors acted towards me. They offered to crew for me and help me. After we finished as the only gaited horse that day in the 50 and were 3rd and first in our weight division, the race director told me that we had earned major respect and that their had been a meeting before the race (that of course I was no invited to) at which time they had discussed how to discourage me. It didnt work I was prayed up and nice anyway. Went back the next year, was top ten again in the 50 and my wife and I both did likewise in the 30 . We took a bunch of gaited riders with us. One did the 30 successfully in his first event and the rest crewed for us. Most of them have agreed to train this winter to give it a go for next year. I had absolutely no negative responce at the same event this year. Cold sholdering does happen in all groups, shoot even churchs. The test is how you respond to it and it sounds like the cowboy did perfect in trying to help others. That is the way to go imho, oh, and also to do your best to perform way over expectations of others. My favorite comment at that first event was "Are you sure you are capable of sitting a horse for 50 miles?" yup Keith Shawnee Sunrise Farm Becky Hackworth wrote: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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