Greatest Moments (without whining)

[Teddy Lancaster <teddy@runningbear.com>]

A short memory for pain sure helps as well....MOST endurance riders are NOT
whiners...we just remember the great times and forget about all the pain getting
there....

One of my greatest victories and memories  (and I did not win) was being second
to Debi Gordon and Redman (by HOURS) on a 3-day 150 where it sleeted, hailed and
snowed...  I felt like quitting every vet check, but some kind heart took my
horse and handed me a cup of hot soup...  How COULD I quit when my horse was
doing great?  I think we did so good because we hurried to "get it over with"....

Teddy

EquesB@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/20/99 8:03:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> truman.prevatt@netsrq.com writes:
>
> << Most horses lost between 40 and 50 pounds during the ride >>
>
> Abba Peavine - a/ka/ Big Red only lost 18 pounds.  He is truly awesome! I was
> surprised at his weight, even though I knew he lost some from Hahira.
>
> The other finishers were:
>
> 1st - Debbie Foti
> 2nd - Brandi Bobst
> 3rd - I'm sorry I didn't get it at the awards! Please e-mail me if you know.
> 4th - Nelson Blackmore
> 5th - Nicki Young
> 6th - Harry Parker
> 7th - Anet Blackmore
> 8th - Joby Delano
> 9th - Ruth Serling - Canada East Team!
> 10th - Jackie Baker
>
> Winnning time was 3 hours 44 minutes according to my BC sheet, 10th place
> time was 4 hours 10 minutes.  It was pretty close. To be honest , Big Red
> felt great , it had been raining since 10:PM the night before and we both
> just wanted to get it over with.  We did the same as Truman and left Sat eve
> after the awards. I'm sorry I was so brain-dead that I didn't get much info
> on the 25 milers except Samantha Thompson (?) was the 1st Jr rider and I
> beleive Amy Sauls won BC. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
>
> I was starting to whine to myself on the hard-forme 3rd loop, when I
> remebered the story last year that someone posted about a ride out west
> (Derby Ditch?) that it started snowing and the rider had ice on the side of
> her face, so then I quit whining to myself, smiled and said get on with it!
> I changed shirts 3 times, pants twice and shoes once!  Every time I went into
> the VC, Dr. Bryant had on different clothes, too.
> NOw that I think back about it it really was a lot of fun, I guess it helps
> to have selctive memory in endurance!
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Jackie Baker

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Teddy Lancaster
AERC# 139422 - Member since 1974
6000+ career miles

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