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I never said there's "nothing we can do about it."  We adjust and work 
things out down here.  Works out quite well because we're flexible.

Hey, come on, the Southeast region is the best in the world when it comes to 
endurance riding.  I don't think we've lost a horse down here at a ride 
since 1996 (metabolic death) so, we must be doing something right.  
Especially if you consider we have the highest humidity and heat 
combinations in the country.

I have yet to ride out of region.  The few friends I do have warned me not 
to ever travel west of the Mississippi; I might not return alive.  Could you 
imagine Heidi vetting in one of my horses at an endurance ride?  
hahahahahahaha.

You won't find a better group of endurance riders, Ride Managers, or just 
plain folk anywhere and I don't think I've ever said otherwise.  Heck, I'm 
still looking for those ole biddies down here in Florida that taunt riders 
with slogans that only someone like me would think of.  Haven't found them 
yet.

cya,
Howard (there's no place like home, there's no place like home)


> From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <howard9732@xxxxxxx>
> CC: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Racing
> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 09:34:09 -0600 (MDT)
>
> > OH, Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, it must be such a perfect world that meets your
> >  standards out there in those western mountains where you live.  Here,
> > in the  Southeast, I guess we just wouldn't cut the mustard because we
> > live it what  I'd like to call the "real world."
>
> Gee, Howard, I'm sorry that the NW, MT, CT, PS, and W regions are not a
> part of the "real world."  I've either ridden or vetted in all five of
> those regions, and at least most of the RMs strive to some standards
> there.  Those aren't "my" standards, Howie--they are the working norm in
> the "real world" where I live.  Exceptions do exist--the awful finish line
> wreck described in this thread occurred in my own region.  But instead of
> saying "Hey, that's life, there's nothing that we can do about it," our
> folks up there took an investigative attitude and dissected the problem
> and realized that there were a lot of things that should have been done
> differently--both on the part of the RM and on the part of the riders
> involved.
>
> I haven't ridden in your region, but in talking to folks like Susan
> Kasemeyer (who you seem to respect) and others, I don't think RMs for the
> most part there are near the helpless little shrinking violets that Truman
> has painted them.  Other SE riders seem to think that there ARE capable
> RMs there who DO go back (was it 2 miles on one ride??) to points where
> they can make safe finishes, and who DO have organized camps, etc.  One
> rider pointed out that by taking the poorer area in the
> "first-come-first-serve" areas that Truman described, they COULD set
> things up the way they needed to.
>
> If I only had the input from you and Truman about rides in the SE, I sure
> wouldn't want to go there.  You're lucky that riders like Susan, Angie,
> and others have presented a more appealing picture.  It sounds to me like
> you DO have several RMs in your region who strive to meet some
> standards--although you may have had one too many beers to realize it.
>
> Heidi

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Riding alone is when you teach a horse all the "tools" and "cues" he needs
to handle the trail, to hold a speed, deal with hills, etc. It's also where
you develop the "bond" that causes him to "defer" to you before losing his
cool.
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