I went through a phase, quite a few years ago now, where it seemed like every ride I was on, there were two or three people that needed help. These were competitive trail rides (CTR), not endurance, it was back when I still mostly rode CTR. I have friends who lost an entire ride because someone lost their horse, and they went off to try and find it. The horse was eventually found, but not until days later. On the first ride where I encountered people that needed help, I stopped once or twice for different people. A couple rides later, I realized that if I helped everyone who needed it, I might never get to ride my own horse. I remember saying to Megan, the friend I was riding with who wanted to stop that she could, but I was going to keep riding. Mind you, none of these were serious situations. A horse lost a shoe or hoof boot. Someone was adjusting tack. A bathroom stop. Some people say you should always stop because it may be your turn next. Whatever all these situations were, all
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