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Roger, you're going to go PC on us????  Don't you dare.  I hope you 
reconsider.  When you and JH agree on something, I for one will listen.

I love the Asheville area so much I hope to one day live nearby.  I've 
avoided the Biltmore's spring ride because of the FEI thing interfering with 
the AERC riders.  Everyone I've spoken to who have done that paticular ride 
has a complaint about running the two (FEI/AERC) there during the same ride.

Why on earth would this interfere with the 50 miler?  I guess the answer is, 
they have a difficult time differentiating between the two groups because of 
the numbers involved.  I would love to hear more from your point of view on 
this.

Please, do tell.

cya,
Howard


> From: Roger Rittenhouse <roger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: roger@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: "Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Biltmore 50
> Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 23:34:56 -0400
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>  Angie wrote
> > Roger Rittenhouse: First big (I think that said big) 50 finish. Great
> > Ride.
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>  Well, actually what I wrote was
>  Horse's first BILTMORE 50   (BM) finish....
>
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>  The rest of the story. I will try to do a write-up with some comments
>  this week.
>
>  SHORT SUMMARY
>  This was the ride I caused a metabolic problem for him in 2000. I over
>  rode him-  rider error. Wrote the whole thing up here. Thought I knew
>  it all and could not make a mistake like that...
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> I think I can say:
> I learned from my mistakes, made my horse stronger, rode smarter, kept
>  my ego in check, knew my horse better, rode  him within his ability
>  and  level of condition for that trail on  that day .. at a pace that
>  insures I end up with a healthy sound horse at the end.
>
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> This ride was intense at best. Really had to get into the 'zone'
>  for this ride. I was a wreck all last week, doing mind games.
>
>  I rode about 1/2 way with a great rider and her horse, Irina Jocher
>  and Mystic. (also from the 'magic Million Pines 50 ride') I really owe
>  her a great gratitude, since she was my speed monitor or mentor , to
>  insure we rode to the plan and did not make the critical error so
>  many make at the BM - over ride the horse on the first loop.
>
>  He was just great all day. I rode to plan, to finish in 8 to 8 1/2
>  hrs. How close is 8:17?
>  Here is another really weird stat.. the MP 50 of 4 weeks ago ride
>  time was 8:14. Something about those 4 hr 25 mile splits.?
>
> I guess all those well ridden LDs paid off??
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>  The ride was great from the perspective of the venue, the trails,
>  and vetting.
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>  However, he said---
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>  This was my first AERC/FEI ride. I worked many of the
>  Biltmore AERC/FEI rides.  I had not seen the effects of a hi profile FEI 
> ride and the
>  spill over to the AERC open ride from a RIDER'S perspective before.
> I MAY write more on what I thought of it  later.
>
>  Without a lot of negative commentary, I was not too pleased. I have to 
> agree
>  with Jim Holland to some degree on his issues from years ago.  (how
>  about that JH)
>
>  I will address my comments to Ann later after I give more thought to the
>  issues and offer some suggestions.. I can tell it like I see it in a
>  direct letter to Ann, rather then try to be 'PC nice' in a public
>  post :).
>
>  If I had to make a decision today, to ride a combo FEI/AERC ride again 
> (that
>  is the Biltmore) next year. I would not...
>
>  Roger R SE 8263
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