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Welcome Karen!!! You'll occasionally need to take some of the ranting on this list with a grain of salt, but you'll learn lots here. There are so many helpful people, more than willing to answer you questions. It's why I joined this list a couple of years ago. Ask away!

 

:) Jackie

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From: Karen Green

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 4:54 PM

Subject: [RC] Hello from Newbie-in-Training

Greetings all!

 

I was a hunter/jumper type for ages, took a bunch of time off and out of the saddle? then decided I?d try to get my adrenalin without the big fences.  That was in large part my doctor?s advice, as he said I was definitely fit to ride but that I ?wouldn?t bounce at 46 as well as I did at 20.?  (Smart man.)

 

I put in almost a year?s search for a young athletic Arabian with a personality and temperament I thought I wanted to live with for 25 years.  I finally have a charming partner:  Kid, registered name CJ Khountry Dance, is a Sundance Kid son out of a Khemosabi daughter, for any who are intrigued by Arabian pedigrees.

 

I?ve been lurking for about a month, and must say I love your list.  Great info, wonderful support, and interesting debate.

 

Kid just turned 5 years old, has just 4 months under saddle so we do have things to learn and polish before we even qualify as endurance newbies.  But as he is my first baby, I hope I can tap into some of the experience here as we train.

 

I?m in Paso Robles, on CA?s central coast, and hope to connect with local riders.  I?d also like to crew or otherwise volunteer.  (Just tell me where to sign up!)

 

Hope to hear from all here, and hope you?ll take the ultra-newbie questions with a smile ;-)

 

Karen