Re: Dance Line

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

Howards are the ones that keep this sport going...he made a mistake...felt
terrible for it..learned from it and will be back with so much more
knowledge and awareness ....and cared enough to share his story with all of
us in hopes that it will make us all pay REAL close attention.  The ones
that ruin  it for us all are the ones that have been in Howard's situation..
learn nothing.. feel no sense of responsibility and go out and do it again
and again.
----- Original Message -----
From: C Eyler <eyler@mindspring.com>
To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:58 PM
Subject: RC: Dance Line


> Suggest you go back and read what Howard wrote.  He was racing -- on his,
> and his horse's, first 50.  That's why he's so upset with himself.  It
could
> happen to any of us who's particularly competitive.  A hard lesson that
> could have been a lot worse.
>
> Cindy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C Eyler [mailto:eyler@mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 9:55 PM
> > To: diane knapper
> > Subject: RE: Dance Line
> >
> >
> > Suggest you go back and read what Howard wrote.  He was racing --
> > on his, and his horse's, first 50.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: diane knapper [mailto:knaptyme@uswest.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 8:36 PM
> > > To: tina@liveonthenet.com
> > > Cc: ridecamp
> > > Subject: RC: Dance Line
> > >
> > >
> > > Tina;
> > > I'm sorry.  But we have all ragged on Howard...it was kinda
> > > fun.  But, I have a feeling that he knew what the sport was
> > > about.  We don't know what happened to Dance Line.  Should
> > > the worst have happened, Howard has to be in the deepest
> > > despair and doesn't want to hear what you just said.
> > >
> > > Everytime we get on these animals, we take a risk.  No one
> > > knows what is going to happen, it is up to the fates.
> > > Fortunately, disaster doesn't strike too many of us too
> > > often.  For which I am personally grateful for.
> > >
> > > I didn't get the impression that Howard was racing the
> > > entire 50 miles.  He said he would for a loop or two if
> > > Angie was there...she wasn't.  I have a feeling he was
> > > conservative on his ride.  But, I wasn't there, so I don't
> > > know how he rode his ride.
> > >
> > > We all have a 'Angie' that we want to beat, that is what
> > > keeps us competitive.  Without that, we wouldn't have a
> > > sport.  And personally, I didn't read anything in Howard's
> > > e-mail that suggested he knew the horse was going to
> > > crash...it didn't appear that he decided not to pull it
> > > because he wanted to beat someone.  You are right,
> > > hopefully, we won't to experience it.  But if I do, the one
> > > group who understands most, I would want to write to them
> > > and tell them about my experience.  There is no way, I would
> > > want to receive a response such as yours.
> > > Diane
> > >
> > >
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