Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Red:correction

On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:38:17 -0800, "DeAnn Schnepple"
<ENDURANCEHOME@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>I just retired my 20 year old mare, Gay Brietta GNA (Boo).  Her last ride was a 50 at Alpine and I took it nice and slow.  She retired with 600 endurance miles and around 90 or so limited distance.  I didn't own her until she was 13 and her first ride she was 14.  She loved the sport and will miss it, but she deserve to just take it easy now.

That about sums up my reason for retiring Kahlil when I did.  He
completed a 50 at age 24 with a quite respectable 7-hour riding time,
and passed his vet checks with flying colors.  But he was sore the
next couple of days.  He'd completed endurance rides in 18 ride
seasons, and it would have been nice to get to an even 20 -- which he
could have done -- but I felt he deserved a comfortable retirement
after all he'd done for me.

But it is amazing, isn't it, what some of these old fellows can do?  





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