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Moving average versus total time and figuring out how to ride the Tevis!

My actual “moving” average speed on the Tevis was 6.07 mph.  During the 24 hours of the Tevis Cup there were 2 one-hour holds (vet checks), and eight vet checks total.  The majority of the vet checks do not have hold times so you have to ride so that you have time to allow for [...]

I made some new headers; website updates for Sunrise Ranch; kitchen remodel getting closer too!

Been getting a lot done this week though not as much as I would have liked.  I did a bunch of updates on the sunriseranchrides.com website.  From looking at it you probably won’t notice.  Where it’s going to be noticed is on the back end when we receive the ride entries they are now going [...]

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 [...]

Blog Updates

I just updated my blog to the newest WordPress version – 2.9.  It went really smoothly and everything seems to be working in the dashboard.  If somebody spots something that doesn’t work in a previous blog post, let me know.  I see that the links in my right hand column are gone.  I’ll work on [...]

Cool ringtones, and they really are free!

I love having custom ringtones on my cell phone. It’s really kind of cool to have a special ringtone for different people so that you can immediately identify who is calling. There are so many places to get ringtones, either free or by purchasing them. It’s also easy to make them yourself, which is what [...]

If you do not enjoy the training, forget this sport. It’s not for you. But if you enjoy the preparation, you have found your niche.

Tevis is fast approaching, just a few more days! I thought I would share some great gems of info from the Tevis website. First of all, who do you think said the quote in the heading of this blog post? I’m sure some of you got it right – it was none other than Julie [...]

Battery conditioning & Guess which ride this photo is from?

First of all – can anybody guess where this picture was taken?  It’s one of my favorite rides.  This trail can scare some people if they are afraid of heights.  It’s very scenic though, and a lot of fun. Onto the next topic – battery conditioning, which isn’t as much fun as conditioning our horses…lol…but [...]

The myths and realities of barefoot hooves

Rather than writing this all out myself, I’m going to share a bit here from Kim Cassidy’s website.  She wrote a piece called: Barefoot: The Myth and the Reality.  There are some good bits of information in there.  I think that this journey we are all taking with our horses has many routes and paths.  [...]

endurancerider on Twitter & Facebook

I just made some new updates to my blog.  At the bottom of each post is a graphic that says “tweet this”.  If you have a Twitter account you can click on it and add it.  I also set it up so that my blog posts will also go through as tweets in my own [...]

Blog Updates & Upgrades to My Theme and Such

I’m doing some upgrading and updating of my WordPress theme and widgets.  Like their website says – it is both free and priceless at the same time.  Hopefully everything will continue to work while I get the code updated with my previous settings.  If something doesn’t work, please wait a day and then let me [...]

Nutrena Performance Horse Feed Rebate

For those of you that feed Nutrena, they have a rebate going right now – March 1 through May 15, 2009.  If you buy five bags of Nutrena performance horse feed you get $15 back.  Click here to download the rebate form.

Friday at EMS – ride starts tomorrow!

Today was the best day ever. Kerry gave Bo a lesson in Nannette’s big jumping arena. It was so much fun to watch and see how well trained my horse is with a really good rider (not me!). This photo is of Kerry and Bo taking a canter lead with Bo trying to rush into [...]

How to send text messages via email

It’s easy to send text messages via email.  Use their 10 digit cell phone number with no dashes into any email program.  You just need to know which carrier the person uses and you can send the messages that will show up as a SMS text message.   Phone # example:  7751234567 Alltel: [Phone Number]@message.alltel.com AT&T: [...]

Free endurance ride photos you can use as desktop backgrounds

I usually change my desktop background after each ride.  I will go through my photos and pick one that I like the best.  I just recently found a really cool desktop background software that is free that lets you really customize your backgrounds and how they are displayed.  It’ll change them at regular intervals for [...]

My Death Valley Encounter, Day 3 – Bo Go

My Death Valley Encounter, Day 3 Panamint Valley. BoGo. by Karen Chaton The ride numbers this year were way down from the previous year. By more than 1/3. That makes it easier for the riders out on the trail but isn’t a real good thing for ride management. This ride especially takes a lot of [...]