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There's a really good article in September's
Arabian Horse World on the Tevis written by Jamie Fend. Covers all the ups
and downs.
A little light bulb went on in my brain
about the riders who had horses tumble down the ravine and I did
a little research. It occurred to me that the guy who won the
Wine Country ride this year on his very first endurance ride (much to the
chagrin of all the ride vets) was from Vacaville, so I checked
the ride results.... and yep Jon Stevens was the guy! He was bragging
at Wine Country how he was going to win Tevis on Spider.
I remember meeting him before the Gastric Ulcer
talk because I was looking for the RM. Real friendly
guy.
Being the curious person that I am, I checked his ride record.
He's not had good luck with Spider since..... But the results he's having
with another horse is more in line with what most of us
experience!
I look forward to seeing Jon on the trail again - I bet he'll be a
different type of endurance rider than he was the first ride. I
hope. Just like I hope I'm not as stupid as I thought I was my first
ride!
K.
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