Monday, May 23, 2016 As promised, work has been busy after returning from the Buck clinic. Still I’ve carved out a get back on the trail afternoon for a 12 mile ride and snuck in a morning to warm up our arena skills inspired by seeing the work in action in Reno. I saw someContinue reading “All things old…”
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Unnatural Horsemanship
Monday, May 16, 2016 Bull butter… It’s not natural horsemanship. There is nothing natural about it. You’re asking a horse to give up their nature and partner with you. It’s opposite of natural for them to think and not run. –Buck Brannaman I took a long weekend to spend a few days visiting my momContinue reading “Unnatural Horsemanship “
Got Grit?
Biltmore, May 2016 Someone asked me again recently what got me interested in endurance. It’s kind of an odd niche in the horse world to stumble upon as a relatively new horse person. I thought about it: I didn’t stumble into endurance riding as much as I’d heard about someone who rode 100 miles in oneContinue reading “Got Grit?”
Metal
Monday, May 2, 2016 Things are a bit quiet on the green to 100 front lately. After a successful 30 miles at the Old Dominion No Frills I came home and dug into the rest of my life which is immensely busy right now. And dug in is appropriate because my husband and I areContinue reading “Metal”
Plan B
Monday, April 25, 2016 Here is my No Frills 2016 recap. We arrived at a decent time on the second day which meant the primary camp was full and we were in the suburbs. The walk to everything is farther- but the flip side was we had a little more space to spread out. TheContinue reading “Plan B”
Anniversary… Of sorts.
Friday, April 22, 2016 Last year the Old Dominion No Frills ride was my first taste of the endurance community. The low was 35, it drizzled all night and I slept in my open trailer – cocooned in my hammock with 5 layers including a hat and scarf to keep from freezing. This year itContinue reading “Anniversary… Of sorts. “
T-minus
Last few days before the No Frills, April 2016 What do we do the week of the ride? Ride… A little. Take a leg stretching leisurely 5 mile ride on Tuesday with no goals except to enjoy the horse-human relationship. No speed work, no mountain climbing, we used our horsemanship open to and close a lotContinue reading “T-minus”
Never Hurry, Never Tarry
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 One last big training ride on Sunday took us 26 miles on a warm day in the mid-70s. Horses both did well and we kept our best training stats yet of 5.5 mph moving and 4.8 mph overall (includes stopping for water, munching grass etc). Khaleesi is younger and stronger thanContinue reading “Never Hurry, Never Tarry”
Pads
Sunday, April 17, 2016 My farrier came back on Friday. I have said before that he is my most trusted and valued equine professional. Thankfully his son seems to want to follow his footsteps and is showing a lot of promise in the art because I could outlive him and I worry about what onContinue reading “Pads”
Junk Miles
Thursday, April 14, 2016 I recently read a post by a seasoned endurance rider who was going over his conditioning plan and he mentioned avoiding junk miles. Junk miles are miles (for a horse in good condition) that serve no specific purpose and are counterproductive by physically wearing down or mentally frustrating your horse. IContinue reading “Junk Miles”
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