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RE: [RC] Tevis - OT riders - Lif StrandAt 02:11 PM 8/11/2009, Maryben Stover wrote:I have crossed no hands (before the rails were put in), but I did it at a gallop looking straight down in front of me chanting "it's only a road, it's only a road." That is the honest truth except for the time I crossed it reciting a poem Becky Hart wrote for me. A dear friend of mine who shall remain nameless crawled across No Hands (before the rails were in) on hands and knees. I'm not afraid of heights and yet I had to look straight ahead and focus on the other side - if I looked down like Maryben did, I could see the river waaaaay down there with peripheral vision and that was a very bad feeling. The trick is to go over the bridge before the sky starts getting light so you can't see how far down it is. Of course, at the rate I've ridden Tevis, I never get to that point while its still very dark. NIce poem Becky wrote for you. I couldn't have recited a poem, as I was having enough to do remembering to breathe. _____________________________________ Lif C. Strand Local Economic Development Catron County, New Mexico USA www.critterwalls.com life sized wild animal wall stickers check out the 4 ft. wide horse murals! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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