In a message dated 10/7/2008 12:49:06 P.M. Central Standard Time,
ridecamp-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Also the
team that really WANTS to do the long distances don't have to go home and
feel like they failed, just hit a bump in the road. All is not lost, they
get the mileage for the increment they finished; they won't push the horse
to get through a gate and hold to try and get to the end with an iffy
horse,
I don't feel like I failed. I feel very good about my decision.
After I pulled, several people congratulated me on making that
decision. That meant much more to me than completing on a marginal
horse. I don't think you should need an incentive like that to keep from
pushing your horse beyond his capabilities. Besides, I feel I'm in good
company after being at Tevis last year when Stagg Newman did an RO pull because
his horse just didn't seem right.
