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Rob, you obliviously come from the same generation as I.  This is exactly 
the way I feel!  I often say that living through the Great Depression taught 
some great lessons.....about how little you can do without and still live 
comfortably, with a loving family around you.  You CAN live with few clothes 
and almost no money.  You CAN do without the horse you wanted so desperately 
until WW2 was over.  You CAN live without all the sugar, meat and other 
things you thought you wanted.  You CAN live without a pair of shoes that 
fit well because there were no others available.  Sometimes I get really 
nervous about how soft some segments of our society have become.  We need 
new frontiers to cross.....I think endurance riding offers one of those 
frontiers.   I would like to see most of our politicians be compelled to 
ride a 100 mile ride; then maybe they would get a reality check.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 6:12 AM
Subject: [RC] No success without risk of failure ! (100s)


> Please Reply to: Rob and Annabelle jrlosey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or 
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> I can't speak of  endurance, I'm too new and will never be good at it 
> because I'm too old. I can speak of life because I am old, though I never 
> got real good at it.
>
> Years ago great challenges were faced and overcome by hard working men and 
> women. Settling this county. Crossing the west. Facing the dust bowl, WW1, 
> the Great Depression and WW2. You had to succeed. Failure meant death, one 
> great motivator.
>
> Now we can't hardly move without tripping on safety nets. Fill out the 
> right government paper work and you'll have housing, food, and enough 
> money to buy your beer and cigarettes. Fail in business, just file for 
> bankruptcy.
>
> Yes these safety nets are good things, they show our humanity. But many 
> have found it comfortable to just live in a safety net. If you don't try 
> you can't fail. Late in life I found endurance. Riding without a net. Work 
> hard, learn all you can, train, condition and prepare your horse. Know how 
> to read your horse. Your horse will give it's all to care for you. You 
> must learn to care for it.
>
> Risk of failure is what made this country great. Preparing and overcoming 
> that risk is what drew me to endurance. That's what makes endurance 
> endurance. I choose goals more carefully now. This maybe my last goal. In 
> endurance I still have a long way to go. Please don't string up one more 
> safety net under one of the last true challenges left out there.
>
> This year 50s. I may never ride a 100. Without the challenge and risk out 
> failure I may not want to.
>
> Rob and Annabelle
>
> PS - The best book I ever read was "Ten Feet Tall, Still". There may never 
> be another Julie Suhr. I've never met one, male or female. There will 
> never be another if all the challenges she faced are all removed, watered 
> down, and protected by safety nets.
>
>
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