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The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 6

Anybody planning on going on the 2011 XP ride should read this (click on link below) to get an idea of what to expect.  Also, because this stuff is a decade old take it with a grain of salt and realize that while some of it still applies there may be parts that don’t.  I’m [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 3

This is an article I wrote for endurance news about preparing for the 2001 XP.  “Preparing for the 2001 XP”.
I surveyed and interviewed many if not most of the riders that went on the ‘01 XP and got a lot of varied responses.
This may help some of you that are planning for the 2011 event.  [...]

Figuring out how hard an endurance ride really is

I get a lot of people asking me “how hard is _______ ride?”  Sometime I answer pretty vaguely with something like “it’s as hard as you make it”.  Meaning that some rides can seem harder depending upon how you ride them….and they can also seem much easier as well…depending upon how you ride them.  There [...]

2010 AERC Hall of Fame Rider: Dave Rabe!

Congratulations to Dave for receiving the AERC Hall of Fame award at the convention Saturday night!  It was great getting to see Dave receive the recognition for all that he does.
Dave does a lot to contribute to the sport of endurance riding in so many ways. He is always helping with rides both before [...]

Sign Up Now for Land Advocacy Webinars

I’m posting this press release from the Americans for Responsible Recreational Access group.  I think that all trail users need to find ways to work together to solve some of the problems we are facing with trail access.  It is getting harder and harder to get permits and permission to use trails to put on [...]

Products with multiple uses – duct tape, hay string, etc.

Endurance riders are usually pretty resourceful when it comes to figuring out how to get stuff to work.  Or when we need to fix something.  Most of us could easily make a top ten list of things we’ve fixed using duct tape, hay string or bailing wire.  Recently I ran across some information on WD-40 [...]

Figuring out how much salt my horse needs each day

My horses go through a lot of salt.  I offer it to them in two ways – 1)  salt blocks and 2)  loose salt.  I buy the loose salt in 50 pound bags at the feed store.  It’s labeled as “taxidermy salt” and sells for about $7 or $8 for 50 pounds.  The bag does [...]

Hoof Tougheners and Thrush Prevention

I try not to post too often on ridecamp.  I think I’ve probably exceeded my allotment for the week, so will answer the question about what I use to toughen feet and treat thrush here in my blog.  I’ve covered this stuff before, sometimes the posts get buried because they are a year or more [...]

So what exactly is that icky smelly stuff called Ichthamol really good for?

Lots of horse people have a tub of ichthamol in their tack room somewhere.  I know I do!  I recently used the stuff which got me curious about what the other uses are for it.  Ichthamol isn’t something that I have used very often.
Ichthammol is a black, tarry substance that is extracted from rock schist [...]

What are the best headlamps?

Anybody here have any recommendations?  I still have my old original blue Petzel headlamp that is probably a dozen years old, or more.  It has 5 LD lights on it that can flash or be solid.  It is “okay” for doing barn chores in the winter, but is just not very bright.  I use it [...]

Organic Selenium & Horse Guard Vitamins – Save 15%!!

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In the past I posted about what I feed my competing endurance horses, including Mega Dose vitamins (more on that here, too).  I’ve been really happy with these vitamins and especially like that everything my horses need in a vitamin is included in the [...]

Organizing my tack room. What was old is new again!

Here is my new (old) tack room!  It is basically the same but there is more storage in it now.  We pulled out the existing cupboards and cabinets and replaced them with new (old) ones.  The new cabinets came out of our kitchen and are 22 years old.  My tack room now looks a lot [...]

Decade Team Updates – Congrats to all 48!!

I’ve been a little behind since getting back from Death Valley.  I’ve been doing a lot of work with the Decade Teams for AERC.  Okay, maybe not “a lot”, based upon actually producing something that others can see, but it’s getting there!  I’ve got proof readers checking over the interview questions and will work on [...]

Does your horse move when you mount before you tell it to?

Endurance riders especially are really bad about allowing their horses to develop bad habits like moving or walking off when mounted.  Being that I’m vertically challenged and riding horses that are all as tall or taller than I am, it is necessary for me that my own horses stand still.  I’m not very tolerant of [...]

June 2-4, 2001. Almost to St. Joe! Pony Express & XP Ride History

I’m posting this in advance of an announcement for the XP2011.  Truly an opportunity of a lifetime.  Imagine getting the chance to ride across 2/3 of the United States of America by horseback on the historic Oregon/California and Pony Express trail!  It will be the adventure of a lifetime.  Trust me. 
Enjoy the memories [...]