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I'll second that!

-Paul
On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 10:33 AM, Barbara McCrary wrote:

> YESSSS!!!  This is the philosophy of which I've been a strong promoter 
> for
> many years.  Not everyone can, nor wants to be, a first to finish.  
> It's a
> wonderful world out there.....just go see it at your own pace, on a 
> horse
> you love to ride.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <lonnieruesch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] In the eye of the beholder
>
>
> > > My point after all this is:  If you have a horse you love (or mule, 
> > > or
> > > donkey, or pony, or whatever!), and you both just love being on the
> > > trail  w/each other - get out there and just do it, no matter what 
> > > the
> > > distance.
> >
> > That is one of the beauties of this sport.  There is something in it 
> > for
> > everybody.  When one discusses "suitability" one really needs to ask,
> > "Suitable for what??"
> >
> > If your goal is to be a top competitor, then you have to look at
> > suitability to do the sport with the utmost efficiency.  But if your 
> > goal
> > is to go complete miles on your buddy, as long as your buddy is sound 
> > and
> > healthy, you can do that, too.  And if you are not the most athletic 
> > of
> > riders, then "suitability" may have a lot more to do with a horse's
> > inclination to put up with your own inadequacies (I don't get on some
> > horses that I'd dearly love to ride because I am no longer the rider I
> > once was) than with his "suitability" to be a top endurance horse.  
> > But
> > there is still room in the sport for all of us.
> >
> > Ain't it great??  :-)
> >
> > Heidi
> >
> >
> >
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