Friday, March 6, 2015 With another snowfall midweek, Friday came with some fresh snow, sunny skies and mild (for winter) temps in the 20s and because I wasn’t sure how the footing would be I decided to ride Faygo alone. If I’m dragging “the anchor” Khaleesi along it’s harder to maintain good balance in caseContinue reading “The Tack”
Category Archives: Endurance trail riding
Gizmo
Valentines Day, Saturday, February 14, 2015 It was a Faygo day. Tomorrow is supposed to be true winter storm: high winds, snowfall, and subzero temperatures. Yes, I’m dedicated to training even in less than perfect days- but I’m not doing that. So today is the last riding day I’ll have until possibly Friday if theContinue reading “Gizmo”
Cloud Nine Ride
February 8, 2015 In thinking of a title for this post I could only come up with something to attempt to describe how pleased, happy and elated I am after today! This is the best day of 2015 (so far!). I felt Khaleesi was ready for a trail ride, but not alone, and I had come up shortContinue reading “Cloud Nine Ride”
Rider Training
Friday, February 6, 2015 I have focused mostly here about training and conditioning the horses but I have been thinking hard about the fact that an endurance ride also means conditioning and training of the rider. Me. I’ve read a ton about what I need to do to get my horse ready, but I’m not completelyContinue reading “Rider Training”
Out of the Arena
Winter is a busy work time for me- I would love to have more days at the barn, but teaching, grant writing, meetings and rehearsals turn me into a weekend rider from mid-January through about April. Things gradually ease up through late spring and longer days and decent weather make riding more accessible. These areContinue reading “Out of the Arena”
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