TAZ & Bling were able to ride into the 300 mile mark together.
Have had several days off now due to a nasty cold. Bling & TAZ have enjoyed some well deserved time off.
It's been icy & cold, so no better time to be sick & take some time to rest...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
1st Day of Distance Derby!
Happy 2012 everybody!
45mph winds were predicted, I suspected Sunday's ride would be a challenge! I'm not crazy about riding in the wind to begin with AND I chose to ride Bling, not one to ride much on those extremely windy days I wasn't sure how she would react to things blowing all around her.
Ride was pretty uneventful. Neither Bling or I were thrilled about all the wind. I noticed in several of the pictures taken that I'm leaning into it to stay on that's how strong it was blowing at times!
Bling handled the cornstalks, etc blowing all around really really well. Didn't have any spooks out of her. YAY!!
13.60 miles
3 hours, average speed 4.4
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
MOTDRA Indian Caves~ Ride Day
It must not have really hit me that I was actually competing in my FIRST ride. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be & slept really good! Woke up to some interesting 'May Day' type songs being played over the loud speaker at 5:am!! What a neat way to welcome the day!
Got dressed & headed out to make Bling her beet pulp mash, give her hay & prep her for the ride which would start just after 7:am.
Time flew by FAST!! Had just enough time to eat a quick breakfast & the coffee was the best!! Saddled up & rode around camp for a few minutes, just enough to stretch Bling's legs before timing out.
& we're off!!
...wish us luck!!Tuesday, May 3, 2011
My First CTR experience~Memory Full!! (Part 1)
When I tried taking just a few more pictures at the MOTDRA Indian Caves ride, my camera came up saying 'Memory Full"!! So I figured that would be a most appropriate title for this blog. :)
Where to begin?? I am not much of a writer, but so many of my friends & supporters have asked & I wanted to share my experience of my first Competitive Trail Ride.
The original plan was to take TAZ, to compete. But after Lil Man, our miniature donkey, attacked her & she came up sore.
I usually alternate riding TAZ & Bling, so they were both pretty much in the same kind of condition.
Arrived at camp Friday evening. Right away Bev Chesnut asked if I wanted to go out with her and finish up marking the trails with her & she could help answer any newbie type questions I might have.
I was in awe of just being out on the trail & enjoying the scenery, I couldn't think of hardl anything to ask!!
Bev & I were out there for about three hours & rode 5.5 miles marking the trails.http://connect.garmin.com/activity/83117926
Saturday was a relaxed day. Spent a lot of time cleaning Bling's pen & keeping her clean for Vet In scheduled around 3:00PM
I waited & waited for Shannon & her new endurance horse, Haily to show up.
She stood wonderfully for the vet.
Trotted out willingly for me & trotted circles both directions like a pro!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Missing My Horses
Today was one of the first days in a couple weeks that I've even gone outside to see the horses & TAZ. To my surprise, Geronimo was the first to come up & greet me. My heart sang! I think he actually was missing me too! I took the time to pet & rub on them all, & there was Geronimo following me all over wanting more. At one point he even penned his ears at TAZ & chased her off.
I'm sitting here with a sick feeling in my stomach & a emptiness in my heart. I miss riding & the time I was spending to work towards getting back on Ger. Every decent day that goes by the feeling gets worse. It won't be much longer & I will have missed all the extra nice days we were blessed with to ride this season.Friends I know are going through the same. New horses, new goals. It feels like it will take forever for the warmer days to roll back around so we can pick up where we left off.
I CAN'T WAIT to get back on & ride Geronimo! I hope I will be able to take him on some PRR rides. And that's just to start!
So for now I'll just sit her in my chair with V.V.& stare out the window & daydream. I'm sure I'm not alone.
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