Re: RC: World's Most Preferred.

[Maureen Mathisen <blueoak@snowcrest.net>]

Angie,

Sounds a bit like my quarterhorse neighbor who used to see me
conditioning in the  Red Bluff summer heat, and the cold of winter, and
shake her head.( They Ride for a LIVING)  One time when I came home from
a ride, she came over and said "Well--did you win it this time?"  "NoI
said," " but we came in second on the l00 miler".  She brightened up and
said "Oh--so how much money did you get?  It's about time after all
those years".  I said"I didn't get anything --they don't give
money.Oh--but I DID get this engraved plaque!" I said proudly.(those
were the good old days)

SHE SAID"Damn it!  I just can't understand how anyone would put
themselves through all this without at least getting money!" and she
stomped away.........Maureen

Rides 2 Far wrote:
> 
> >  With the hot desert winds pushing him and generations of >desert
> riders galloping in his head,>17-year-old Sheik Rashid  >rode his best
> race yet to finish 1st on>10-year-old Maradon in 6 >hours and 18 minutes.
>   Awards for this >80-mile>race, entitled >World’s Most Preferred
> Endurance Ride boasted a purse >of>$300,000
> 
> Isn't it nice when a rider reaps the benefit of all those years and years
> of patient conditioning...hours and miles spent bonding with their
> horse...going out and conditioning when the weather is miserable and
> they'd rather be doing something else; sticking with their horse through
> the hard times when it doesn't look like they're going to be successful,
> and then there's the fairy tale ending.  I'll bet there were some great
> stories around the campfire that night.
> 
> Angie
> 
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