Re: Matthew Mckay -Smith...I am still laughing!

["C Eyler" <eyler@mindspring.com>]

> Sylvia, you misread what Debbie said...MATTHEW rode the 5 year old on his
first
> 50: the Old Dominion. Matthew has been around long enough NOT to hurt a
horse.
> Believe me, he was NOT first OR top ten!!! You have to know this man to
> appreciate his wit.

I was a volunteer last fall at the Fort Valley multi-day rides, working as a
vet recorder.  On Sunday we got a bit backed up at one point, and a man
chatting with the P&R people volunteered to help out.  I asked him what
initials I should record on the rider cards, but his answer didn't make the
lightbulb go on.  After I heard him talking with one of the riders, though,
I asked, "Are you Matthew?"

I knew him as the medical editor of Equus magazine and as the only person to
complete OD (the hundred) and Tevis the same year on the same horse.  After
talking with him a bit I learned that he is also welcoming, sweet and very
droll.  Would love to spend time with him again.

Cindy