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If you choose to use ride in any type of hoof boots then you need to prepare your horse for the eventuality that one or more may come off during an endurance ride. Many horses will react adversely the first time that happens to them. Even more-so if it happens during an actual competition; your horse is excited, and there are other horses going by! It’s not fun to be stuck on the side Continue reading Endurance Horse Basic Training: Hoof Boots The 155 mile Pioneer Outlaw and Virgin ride was September 18, 19, 20, 2011. It was a point to point to point ride on the first day. We trailered from the new camp back over to the camp where the Bryce XP ride was held. From there we rode around that area before heading over for the new camp. The ride was really nice that day with pleasant weather and moderate difficulty. The second Continue reading Outlaw & Virgin 2011 – 155 Mile Pioneer Ride We had a most excellent ride this year at the 5 day Bryce XP. We headed down early to help with trail, as there was a severe blow-down of trees on the trail. It took a lot of work to get everything cleared and the trail marked so that horse’s could get through. The FS, Dave Rabe and Dwight, Ann and Dave Nicholson all really worked hard chainsawing and clearing trails. Kerry Redente and Continue reading Bryce 2011 XP – 2 days made for 16,000 miles, yay Bo and Cheefy! Day 40, 2011 XP – Bucklands to Virginia City. Where do I start? This photo was taken on the final day of the 40 day, 2040 mile 2011 XP ride. Chief had just finished an 18 mile leg and was about to be loaded into the trailer to be hauled to a drop-off point to finish the remaining 30+ miles of the ride. Wearing Renegade Hoof Boots the entire way, of course! Continue reading Product Reviews: Hoof boots – Renegades!! I haven’t had time to devote much time to this blog. I had a great time on the 2011 XP this summer. I wrote a journal during the trip, which is here (from that link, click on my name – Karen Chaton). I had the most amazing trip riding Granite Chief and Pro Bono 2040 miles on the Pony Express trail, from St. Joseph, MO to Virginia City, NV. It was some adventure. We Continue reading What I did this summer (so far) Day 4 of DVE. Karen and Granite Chief. Photo by Steve Bradley. Getting to and setting up camp. We stayed longer at Jackie’s helping Annie get stuff together. We drove stuff over to camp and set up some water and dropped the portable toilets and horse trailer (for crewbags/pulled horses) off. While on those trips Annie had to pull a couple of rigs out of being ‘stuck’. It wasn’t that it Continue reading Death Valley Ride Report 2010 It was past time to do something with the horse paddock area. Over the last several years it had worn away and had low spots. Last winter was the final draw! It was so wet last year that the entire area was one big mud pit for months…and months. The first photo shows some of the piles of material that were brought in. We brought in something like 25 tons of decomposed granite (base) Continue reading A Change of Footing plus Upcoming Product Reviews! |
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