But I wasn´t alone. Three other riders were also eliminated for coming in too fast. Only apparently it was my fault. Hey ho, my shoulders are broad. They said as I´m English and we are renowned for our punctuality, and knowing they should enter 1 minute after me, they followed my lead and subsequently followed me to early across the finish line. Now the fact that they entered over 1 minute inside time doesn´t enter into their equations. They are Andalucians and as such known to always be late - they say - so it´s still my fault..... This was all in good humor. The accusations weren´t real. We all had a laugh about our stupidity today. But hey, I lost out on a great prize today! Very happy to say the rider that took it (a Podium Saddle) is a great sportsman and he deserved it.
Slapped wrists for me today. I am one of the first to repeatedly say that Endurance riding is about it´s motto, To Finish is To Win. A sport that you ride with your head, not with your horses feet. A sport your ride smart, not fast. Well, today that all went out the window! Definitely in line for a nice prize today. The White Bullet and I came in first after the first phase of the 60km competition we were entered in - 60km´s of real endurance circuit up (and down!) a mountain, with lots of curves, switch-backs almost, lots of undulating terrain and some serious climbs - We were first in, and out of, the Vet Gate with a pulse of 46 and all A´s on the card. Second phase and TWB was just loving it. Again we came in first, entered the Vet Gate in seconds, this time with a pulse of 40 bpm and all A´s on the card, to then learn we crossed the finish line 25 seconds too quickly. Yep, 25 seconds! Shame on me. No excuses - except stoopidity. I checked the minutes and not the seconds.
But I wasn´t alone. Three other riders were also eliminated for coming in too fast. Only apparently it was my fault. Hey ho, my shoulders are broad. They said as I´m English and we are renowned for our punctuality, and knowing they should enter 1 minute after me, they followed my lead and subsequently followed me to early across the finish line. Now the fact that they entered over 1 minute inside time doesn´t enter into their equations. They are Andalucians and as such known to always be late - they say - so it´s still my fault..... This was all in good humor. The accusations weren´t real. We all had a laugh about our stupidity today. But hey, I lost out on a great prize today! Very happy to say the rider that took it (a Podium Saddle) is a great sportsman and he deserved it. Comments are closed.
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AuthorRandom, though a perfectionist, is probably how family and close friends would describe me. I won´t settle for second best for my horses, whilst I´ll happily go without. Do they mean more to me than my beautiful daughter? Not quite :) Archives
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