Re: RC: Oakland Hills Incident

[Linda Cowles <kadence@ix.netcom.com>]

You got to this first, MaryBen!

I haven't seen Rocky since this ride, but I know Ken well enough to know that he
wouldn't have let Rocky run in front if the he wasn't **really** ready for it.
Rocky has been brought along slowly and carefully; Ken has conditioned him
strategically, over time.

When I saw Ken on Wednesday and asked how Rocky was doing, Ken glowed.....
"Fantastic... he looks great."

I've ridden with Ken a lot, and he's a great rider, very careful with his horses
and is super with Rocky... he deserves a huge attaboy for two great back to
back  first place finishes.

Congratulations, Ken!

Linda Cowles


Merryben@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 7/1/00 9:58:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> guest@endurance.net writes:
>
> << Dave was running second after the lunch stop behind another guy (who also
> races for first on the same horse two weeks in a row).  >>
>
> This certainly implies a lot. This horse happens to be my roommate's horse
> and he has raced for first two weeks in a row exactly once in his lifetime.
> The horse did win both rides [his first and second lifetime wins.].   You
> obviously don't even know my roommate because if you did you would realize
> that this horse has been brought along slowly for 4 years and is just now
> starting to go fast.  When I gave him a carrot about 1/2 hour ago, he looked
> just fine, fat, shiny and sassy, exactly the way he looked when he got home
> after being "raced for two weeks in a row."  Lisa, you are way out of line
> here and owe Ken a big apology.
>
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