Re: RC: National Championship Ride(Long)

[Jim Holland <lanconn@tds.net>]

Truman..

The guy dancing on the table was not one of "us".  Think he belonged to
the Saddle Club staying over at Stony Cove.  He heard from someone there
was a "party" and he and a couple of his friends "snuck in". <grin> They
were somewhat 3 sheets before they got there....After that little
performance, we decided "Amazing Grace" was a good choice of songs! :)

> 
> I did notice you rubbing your hands a bit while you were putting up your
> guitar. One heck of a party. Sort of a cross between a Southern Baptist tent
> revival and a burlesque show! Who was the guy on the table dancing?
> 
> >
> > The ENTERTAINMENT was lots of fun.  Got to pick a little guitar on two
> > nights with Tommy Crain and John Crance.  Thanks guys, for putting up
> > with me.  Amy Whelan, who has a GREAT voice, sang for us.  Several
> > others joined us as well.  If anybody knows the guy who got up, borrowed
> > Tommy's guitar and sang the AERC song, I sure would like to have the
> > words and music to that!  Another lady sang a Patsy Cline song..... My
> > fingers were worn out!  Some unexpected entertainment was provided by
> > some non-AERC riders who showed up at the party Saturday nite.
> > Hmmm...gotta admit, it was different!
> >
> 
Sorry about that Truman......sometimes that happens...you just do the
best you can.  That's why they call it Endurance....it it was easy,
everyone could do it.
> 
> That was one tough trail. I found a rock with my name on it, and the Jbird
> got a minor strain in the fetlock. I know exactly which rock it was out of
> the 25 million on the trail! Hit it took about three lame steps. We started
> to go back to the camp but after those three steps he was fine again so I
> thought a little sting and he was fine. We trotted and galloped the rest of
> the loop and he seemed sound but was a bit off at the check:-(.  A little
> swelling on Sat night, but it was down and looked pretty normal after a
> marathon 16 hour trailer ride on Sunday. No swelling or heat, but the vet is
> coming out for an ultrasound and we'll probably do some shoeing mods.
> Anyway great ride. We were about where we wanted to be when he came up off
> at the second check. Bummer

Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic