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Sounds great! Should I bring Bunny? He could autograph videos ;-)
Send me your phone number privately so I can see what I can do. Thanks! 
Been wanting to meet you in person anyway and put some faces to those 
names I see. :-)
Bette



Barbara McCrary wrote:

> Bette, if you might be interested in following a 100-miler closer to your
> home, come up to Swanton Pacific on August 28th.  We can find something for
> you to do, or just a place to go to observe, so you can get a first-hand
> observation of the workings of an endurance ride, AND see some of the most
> beautiful scenery you'll ever hope to see.  We're located about 20 miles
> north of Santa Cruz.
>
> Barbara McCrary, ride mgr.
> Swanton Pacific 75/100
> "The most beautiful trail in the world"
>
> P.S.  It isn't a 100-mile fanny one needs, it's a pair of 100-mile legs!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bette Lamore" <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <lif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] Letters to the World -- showing
>
>
>  
>
> > Glad to hear that, Heidi--- hadn't thought of the volunteers involved (I
> > thought most were spouses dragged along-- like my "volunteer" ;-)
> > So I guess what we need to do is promote BOTH venues :-)
> > Bette
> > PS I have been at several endurance rides including the Race of
> > Champions (the ultimate outside of the Tevis--- beautiful scenery in
> > Utah-- my kids and I volunteered there)--- just said I didn't have a 100
> > mile fanny--- but then most people in these posts aren't referring to
> > the 100 mile rides, but rather CTR and limited distance as an intro to
> > trail riding competition
> >
> > heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > > I have no disagreement with what you are saying, Liv -- about appealing
> > > > to people for trail riding and limited distance. Yet I still feel that
> > > > trail riding is not going to first attract people to the breed as much
> > > > as family fun events at shows.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > Bette, by your own admission, you are not an endurance rider.  You have
> > > not seen the numbers of people who come into contact with Arabians
> > >      
> because
>  
>
> > > some friend who is a ride manager twisted their arm into coming to help
> > >      
> at
>  
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> > > a ride, or the people who meet endurance riders out on the trail
> > > conditioning and are awed and amazed that these horses are calm,
> > > tractable, and friendly.
> > >
> > > I agree that local and fun shows are also a draw--but I don't think you
> > > realize how many of our endurance horses DO come into contact with
> > > non-Arab people and thus have an opportunity to change images.  We do not
> > > live in a vacuum in the sport of distance riding--we ARE exposed to the
> > > public, even though they aren't sitting in bleachers watching.  And it is
> > > even more overwhelming when a non-Arab person is running a clipboard or a
> > > stethoscope and comes into contact face-to-face and hands-on with these
> > > horses--they are right down in the middle of things, and are often
> > > incredulous about what they see from that vantage point.
> > >
> > > Heidi
> > >
> > >
> > > ============================================================
> > > If you treat an Arab like a Thoroughbred, it will behave like a Quarter
> > > horse.
> > > ~  Libby Llop
> > >
> > > ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > --
> > Bette Lamore
> > Whispering Oaks Arabians
> > Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
> > who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
> > http://www.arabiansporthorse.com
> >
> > Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
> >    
> but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)
>  
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> > Of course things aren't perfect,  perfect doesn't exist on this earth.
> > Doesn't mean we won't go on trying to get better at what we do. Besides,
> >    
> if
>  
>
> > everything was perfect today, what would you do tomorrow? Slamming each
> > other doesn't get anything done.
> > ~  Dot Wiggins
> >
> > ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/
> >
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> >
> >    
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--
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)



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Personally, I shouldn't give a s--- where the other people on the course
are, and if I find myself starting to concern myself over this, I remind
myself that this is the first step on the road to overriding my horse and
tell myself to "knock it off!"        :)
~  Kat Swigart

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