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[RC] Comments/reply to Pepper - Maggie Mieske< at the risk of angering some> NOT angry but I do have some comments... <...I gotta say some of her problems could have been eliminated if she'd been a little more pro-active before & during the event.> I think that introducing herself around WAS pro-active. <Since she obviously reads "ridecamp"she has available all the answers to her questions of what to expect at every stage of an endurance event.> NOBODY has ALL the answers for every stage of an endurance event. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something new will happen to shake up your world and prove that there is nothing that will teach you a lesson quicker about how much you don't know and can't control your environment than attending an endurance ride. (AHAM ride story will follow later....) :) <by now it's been pretty much drilled into everyone that you've got to at least stay hydrated> Not really...even experienced endurance riders who KNOW to stay dehydrated can become dehydrated for many reasons even though they might know better... health, hydration from previous days, stress....and just like our horses, if we START a ride dehydrated or tired from lack of sleep, drinking water and napping during the ride won't help us catch up on either...ok, that was supposed to be funny but well, it's been a long weekend... <I've also met my best endurance friends during times when I needed & asked for help at a ride. There are some really wonderful people out there who will go out of their way to help anyone who has need. This is the best horse sport in the world and one reason is the people who are involved.> ABSOLUTELY...and I might add also that my friend also come from the people that I have helped along the way...there is no better feeling than to pass on to another what someone has given to you. What do they call that? Paying it forward??? Pay it forward, folks. It'll come back to you eventually. I think Carrie needs our support and advice, not our criticism. Miles of Smiles, Maggie Mieske mmieske@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://arabianquest.com/samaha_arabians.htm "So many of our dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable." Christopher Reeve =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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