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[RC] Thx for kindness at Summer Breeze - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Renee renee.farnham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Acts of kindness make even the most difficult rides positive experiences. A lady rider who competed in the SummerBreeze 50 mile ride on Sunday 7/24 should receive the Mother Theresa award if such exists and if not perhaps one should be created. Sadly I don't know her name but if you are the kind sole...my sincere thank you. Temperatures that day rose to 100 degrees (without factoring in the humidity). I use an Equipedic pad, which does not have straps to run the girth through. About 4 miles into the first loop I found my pad totally displaced at the rear of my saddle. Several of the front running group that I was with offered to assist but I didn't have the heart to accept their offers. My mare is a very hot Anglo Arab. I dismounted and realized complete retacking was necessary. This very kind rider rode up minutes later and insisted on holding my beloved but ready to role mare while I retacked her. Her kindness did not end there. Further down the trail on a singletrack uphill climb I dropped my sponge. With no D rings on my current saddle of choice it was not attached but meerly in my front pack for use as needed. To retrieve it would been both difficult and time consuming. Knowing that a cabin with hoses and water for both horse and rider was a short distance away I left my sponge and continued on. Later back at camp during the first hold this rider found me with my sponge in hand. I would appreciate knowing your name and hope that someday I can reciprocate. Rosie and I thank you for making that day a bit more memorable. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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