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Bar H day 1 ride report

There were 30 riders the first day of Bar H with 28 finishers. First was Suzie Kelly with a ride time of around 5:15, and BC was Jonathan Bowman. The weather was fabulous, very warm (hot for those of us not from around here–around 80’s) with beautiful blue skies.
Today was the hardest endurance ride that [...]

Today was a blurr!

Busy day – several of us marked trail today and got an early start. Dave R. and I got to do one of the loops which had already been marked but now needed remarking and checking since ribbons had been pulled down and rearranged. It took us a while because ribbons were going [...]

The horses got the royal treatment today

Our Nevada horses aren’t sure what happened, all of a sudden they are in 70 degree temps in sunny beautiful weather AND getting baths on a nice washrack! Here is my Bo-bo getting bathed by Dave Rabe. After my two got done we did Dave’s two Okay and White Cloud (who was definitely NOT white [...]

Bar H Camp

Made it to camp for the Bar H ride today in gorgeously green Perris, CA – weather is beautiful! Currently showing Grit my photos and watching the latest car chase (UHaul truck, actually) on the LA news – never a dull moment in SoCal!
Bo and Chief have corrals and will get all of their [...]

New ride for PS Region – DVE Warmup

The DVE Warmup ride has been sanctioned for December 12 & 13, 2009 and is now on the online ride calendar. It is a 25/50 each day.
http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Calendar/RideDetails.asp?rideID=4821
Some basic info on the ride is on the Sunrise Ranch website as well. http://sunriseranchrides.com/DVEWarmup.html
The regular Death Valley Encounter ride will still be on the same dates – December [...]

Original XP Poetry – “Layers” by Russ Faure-Brac, the XP Poet

More XP Poetry can be found on the xprides.com website. This was written by Russ at the Grand Canyon XP last fall.
Layers
by
Russ Faure-Brac, the XP Poet
October 2008
The majestic Grand Canyon is a sight to see
You can even fly over for just a small fee
But most striking of all, and based on the data
Are the Precambrian [...]

Upcoming Endurance Rides – PS Region, California

There are lots of rides coming up! In fact, I’ve got several friends who will be riding at two different rides tomorrow – the Fire Mountain ride in Ridgecrest, CA and the Land of the Sun ride in Wickenburg, AZ. Looks like both rides will have nice weather and hopefully good turnouts. Wish I could [...]

The devil and horseshoes – do you know why we hang horseshoes for good luck?

This article that appeared in Bridle and Bit. This part you may find interesting:
Once upon a time there was a wise old horseshoer working away in his shop making horseshoes. The devil happened by and was attracted by the ring of the anvil. The devil thought it might be good to get his own hooves [...]

True equestrian art quotation

For true equestrian art there are no recipes and no tricks, regardless of what saddle we ride in. One has to learn that the greatest attention must be paid to the seemingly easiest things and that that is often the most difficult thing. One of the most important principles for a rider is always to [...]

American Endurance Ride Conference Annual Convention to be Held February 20 & 21, 2009 in Louisville, KY

So who is going? Now is a good time to start shopping for the best deals on airfares. I sure would like to see them do more education wise in the seminars with multiday endurance rides! Hoofcare would be a great topic too.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Endurance riders and equestrians interested in checking out [...]

Rocky’s recovery from laminitis

Here are a couple of photos of Rocky’s hooves. I took these this morning. We are keeping him trimmed frequently (current toe length: 3 inches). All of the stress rings from the laminitic episodes have grown out. He still has a small area on the bottom of the white foot where an abscess had come [...]

The only time Chief gets to see living room furniture

Chief and I had a nice long ride today. The weather has continued to be quite pleasant, though it felt cooler with the cloud cover. It is perfect weather to ride in with horses that have winter coats – Chief definitely was feeling good and we had a lot of fun burning off all of [...]

Trying to determine if/when I can toss Bo’s splint and ankle boots??

I am not a fan of using more than you need tack wise on a horse. With a young or inexperienced horse it’s a different story, as they can be clumsy especially when you take them through rough country for the first few times. Over the years I have seldom used protective boots on the [...]

My fat white (insulin resistant) endurance horse

I’m going to start riding Rocky again more regularly now that his feet have grown out and he’s sound again. How wonderful is that? He had a slight episode of laminitis last year. His feet fully recovered. He’s considered to be insulin resistant so I had to make a few changes with how I manage [...]

Do you know what your horse’s hoof angles are?

Below is an excerpt from “The Proper Hoof Angle”, by Henry Heymering, RIF, CIF. To read the entire article (it’s really good), click here. Chief’s hoof angles are usually 54 to 56 degrees on his fronts. I am always checking out hooves and shoeing jobs at rides. Endurance horses are among the best kept horses [...]

Riding a broke horse
Yesterday at my lesson I rode a broke horse for the very first time in my life. No no no - you silly non-horsey person. Not "broken", "BROKE". The kind of broke where the horse looks up at you with a kind eye and says "here, let me" and then proceeds to take you on the ride of your life. Zack is a HUGE 16.3 hand horse (br […]
Custom saddle bags
***This post will be updated with pictures at a later date....(can't post pics by e-mailing posts, which is how I'm updating my blog). In the meantime, if you want the pics that go with the post, leave your e-mail in the comments and I'll send them your way. First some updates based on comments from the previous post: The essential items of […]

Welcome to the Future
This will mark my 100th blog post. A huge THANK YOU to all of my readers...you are the reason I keep blogging! I started blogging due to the fact that I enjoy writing, and this would be a good outlet for that, as well as wanting a place to catalog my accounts of rides and pony antics. I started blogging in April of 2007, so it's taken my this long to […]
Happy Birthday, Dad!
Happy Birthday, Dad! Today is my father's XXth birthday...he can enlighten anyone who asks what numbers are supposed to fill in those x's. :))) I couldn't ask for a better riding partner to spend the hours and miles with along the trail. Thank you for following me into this crazy horse obsession, and for making me a better horseperson along […]

Officially Official
Sunday afternoon, and I am sitting in the Reno Nevada airport, watching the snow fall. Last night it started before sunset, and has kept falling. It reminds me that this happened to us just last week at home! But here, they actually have snow plows, and are prepared for such weather. Our flight is delayed so far, about an hour, but we have no place else to […]
Almost......
It is almost here. In less than 24 hours we will have our big awards banquet and we will receive the award we aimed for this past ride season. As I watch a bit of the Olympics, I look at the faces of the competitors, and know a bit about the thoughts they have as they get read to compete, or afterwards waiting for scores, or later, as those who won, stand u […]

"The Untouchables" Aired a Potent Series Episode Fifty Years Ago Today
As so aptly noted by The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: "With the chatter of machine-gun fire and the squeal of tires on Chicago streets, The Untouchables brought furious controversy— and big ratings— to ABC in the early 1960s." This was no more evident than in the March 10, 1960 episode "The White Slavers." […]
Stephen J. Cannell on "Wiseguy"
Wiseguy: The Collector's Edition gets released on DVD tomorrow. Although short-lived (it ran from 1987-90), Wiseguy garnered Emmy nominations for Best Drama series and acting nominations for star Ken Wahl and supporting player Jonathan Banks; Wahl was awarded the Golden Globe. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows (by Harry Castleman & Walter J. […]

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