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The weather cleared up by morning and we were able to tack up without getting wet. It had rained a couple of times lightly during the night. I set the alarm a half an hour earlier than usual because I thought that I might be moving realllly slowly based on how I felt after the second day (did I mention how it felt like I’d been run over by a bus?). Just as I’m Continue reading Desert Gold – The Finale! (finally) Weather report for the second day of the ride: it WAS going to rain on us. It was warmer, 40 degrees versus the previous mornings’ 28. I already had my goretex rain pants tied on the back of my saddle along with Chief’s rump rug. I wore my usual long sleeve riding shirt, a fleece jacket and a waterproof shell with a hood, and my regular riding tights. The night before I brought Chief’s Continue reading Desert Gold 2010 continued…(ride day 2) We spent some time the evening that we arrived at the ride hanging out at the campfire talking with Scott Sansom, Ken Cook, and other ride volunteers. We learned just how much work is involved in putting on the Desert Gold ride. It’s HUGE!! The ride takes place on public lands in Fort Ord, near the Monterey Bay in CA. Since there are other trail users the endurance ride has to be extremely careful Continue reading Desert Gold 2010 continued…(ride day 1) Desert Gold day 2 completion award photo. Chief was one of six horses to complete all three days. As with many rides this time of year, getting to and from the ride is as much or more of an adventure than the ride itself. This time was no exception. I hadn’t really been planning on going to Desert Gold though I always like going to rides that I haven’t done before. What Continue reading Last ride of the season: Desert Gold Here I am on Tulip, riding next to Nannette and Sensational Flame. Photo by Steve Bradley. I think that I am pretty fortunate to be offered the opportunity to ride Tulip on the second day. For those that don’t know, Tulip is a Morab endurance horse that holds the record for having the most endurance miles on the sport. With this ride, Tulip has 21,630 miles. Here is a link to his AERC Continue reading Grand Canyon XP Day 2: “It’s Tulip Time” Isn’t this great for Renegade hoof boots? I wanted to share some good news! Made in the good ‘ol USA too! I’m copying this good news (see below) from the Renegade hoof boot website, with permission. I found it really interesting that the 55 mile race was won so fast (3:29) and that riders 7 through 11 were pulled at the finish line. Ouch! Renegade glue-ons come in eight colors – you can read Continue reading Renegades sweep AERC National Championships! Here are a few photos from camp and some of the trails. The fall colors are going to be really great for the ride this year. I’ve got Chief and Bo here with me, and Dave has Tulip and White Cloud. The horses were able to enjoy a little bit of fun time, taking turns. They all get along really well together. We tricked Chief — I put his own hay in Dave’s hay Continue reading Grand Canyon XP, October 6-10, 2010! After all of the drama during the pre-ride preparations I was really looking forward to the actual ride. This trip was already the kind that made me appreciate all of the rides I’ve done where everything falls into place and things just….go right. It wasn’t happening quite that way this year, and not just for me but for others as well. Or it could be that I was just more aware of other people Continue reading Bryce XP 2010: The anything but ordinary ride!! |
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