"To see what is in front
of one's nose needs a constant struggle."
– George Orwell
– George Orwell
Last Thursday’s TV show with Merv Pyorre was fun to say the
least. This man, although you would not know it, could not speak English when
he initially entered school in the Fort
Bragg area. He was part of a close net family with origins from Finland. His
father was called “ Vinegar Slim” and introduced and prepared him for the love
of the outdoors. To make a long story short, it was of no surprise that Merv
competed in ride and tie, endurance and
the Tevis Cup. He told one story about
the difficulty of that one ride and tie that started at Forest Hill. In fact he
said that was his toughest competition.
On Friday, Linda rode Nails and I ran the trails. From start
to finish, we were out for about three
hours. Part of that time, was stopping at Chris and Michele’s for ice and water. I got my heat
training that day.
Saturday, former Dallas Cowboy Mike Keller joined us as we
spent our morning at Robinson Flat. Although Mike knew about the Tevis, this
was his first encounter of this historic event . Mike informed me that he’s
taking this event off of his bucket list. He was first introduced to quarter
horses by his Cowboy teammate bronco busting
Walt Garrison. He also told me about his trail rides in the Bay Area,
especially riding up to the top of Mount Diablo. At the moment, he is looking
for another horse.
In Mike’s car trunk,
I saw a set of golf clubs. He told me he used to have a handicap of 2 and that
he has won a couple of pro-amateur golf events. Look out Tiger Woods.
Unfortunately, Tiger faded somewhat in the last day of that Open in Scotland.
It was good to see smiling faces during the day and
good-looking equines. Not to be
forgotten, Tony was wearing his “Elite” hat
answering questions from the overflowing and his cheering crowd. After leaving Robinson Flat,
a group of us, including Steve Elliott had lunch at Warton’s in Forest Hill. It
was a good way to end this early afternoon with friends.
Congratulations go to
Rusty Toth for winning this years
Tevis and Suzane Hedgecock & Julio
for winning the prized Haggin Cup. Over 160 riders started the ride and 75,
finished. It’s one tough ride.
Sunday, our running group consisted of Chris Turney, Tony
and I .Remember, to keep moving, laughing, smiling and deep breathing.
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