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Re: [RC] Biltmore/favorite completion! - Jim HollandAngie....me,too! I GOTTA remember that "idiot, imbecile, moron" school story you told. I'm still laughing everytime I think about it! I must have missed another good one on the third loop when we were walking down that long grassy hill....I was way down at the bottom and heard Cindy and Flinn laughing all the way down! It was a whole lot more fun than the stress of running for Top Ten. <grin> I think all our guys just gave up and thought we were trail riding! Cindy kept over running turns and we would make her "go to the rear" everytime she missed one! Another time, we were fast trotting down River Road relaxed and talking when Magic spooked at a tree and did a horizontal "boink" of at least 6 feet...I was hanging on by a boot toe! Cindy 'bout fell off laughing at ME! I, however, was not amused! Put a hitch in my git-a-long! Won't need a chiropractor for a while....at least he didn't get me off! Angie didn't mention the bees (yellow jackets) on the first loop. At that time, Angie and Josie were ahead of us. There were 3 of us following a little way behind about 6 other riders. I was in front, followed by Flinn, then Cindy. Cindy "discovered" <g> them and hollered "BEES!", but there was no where to go on the single track. Just behind us was another group of riders in some "S" bends. We were all hollering at them, but somehow, one of the other riders encountered them...they were REALLY POed at this point....and she got bucked off. Her horse took off. We stopped and tried to catch him, but he was still being stung and having no part of it, and headed on down the trail ahead of us. A little while later, we met Angie and Josie coming back leading the loose horse back to her rider. Good job on the capture, Angie....and I'm sure your "good samaritan" help was appreciated! The weather, by the way, was SPECTACULAR, and the trails dry and fast. Only way it could have been better was if I had finished! <sigh> Magic WILL get there soon as we get his saddle problems solved. Joan and my friend Lynn Porter crewed for FIVE horses...two in the 30 and 3 in the 55....everybody else finished in great shape! This was Lynn's first "crewing"....think he's hooked...in addition, he plays great Mandolin! Thanks, you guys! Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote: I used to ?endurance ride?. Then for several years I ?endurance raced?, then we started hurrying for ?first junior? today we were back out there to ?endurance ride? and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I haven?t laughed so much on the trail in I don?t know when. We were riding along with Jim Holland, Cindy Young, Flynn? (the one with the dirty dreams Jim?) and Alice Farren (sp?) Everybody was laughing and having such a good time that when at one point we started getting ahead of them Josie finally spoke up (she?s very quiet on the trail) and said, ?Mom, let?s stay with them. They?re fun!? So we dropped back behind. They were going a better pace for us than Kaboot's idea of "Picking it up" anyway. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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