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One of the scariest things to have happen at an endurance ride, is to have a panicky horse galloping towards you with it’s saddle underneath it’s belly. This has happened to me. More than once. Not to my own horses, mind you; I’ve been in the path of other horses as they run in fear usually back towards camp. It’s not a fun thing to experience for anyone, least of all the horse or Continue reading Endurance Horse Training Basics: Saddle Slipping These are not necessarily useful only for endurance riders, but for anybody using a Droid phone. I found that some apps were battery hogs and have done away with those. I have also learned that if I am at a ride and there is no cell service that I can put the phone in airplane mode, which turns off the phone’s ability to try and access a signal. This will keep the battery working Continue reading More phone apps It seems like a lot of riders these days have smart phones. I resisted for a long time, but then when my phone started to die on the XP this summer I ended up getting a new Android phone while we were in Wyoming. By that point I had already seen how useful they could be from other riders. I’ve added a lot of apps to the phone that are fun, but there are Continue reading Useful Android Phone Apps for Trail and Endurance Riders They say that practice makes perfect, and in this case it certainly can’t hurt! The more you can do to prepare your horse ahead of time for what they are going to experience at an endurance ride, the better. There are a lot of great books and websites that cover the basics for endurance riders. There aren’t a lot of things (that I could find) that deal specifically with the finer points of exposing Continue reading Endurance Basics: Training your horse to deal with a vet check Mischievous Bay Horses by Karen Chaton Jan 2012 Pretty bay horses come in all shapes and sizes, Shy and adventurous, full of surprises, With a misshapen halo and Mischievous grin, Mine pulls out the stall mats and moves the feed bins, Shakes every bucket and rattles each pail, He carried me through history on the Pony Continue reading Mischievous Bay Horses Death Valley Encounter, Day 3. Photo by Steve Bradley. In my last post I talked about trail etiquette on an endurance ride. Common sense and courtesy towards other riders is very important. I think that another topic that is also very important is about applying some of that same common sense and courtesy to your horse. Many of us are interested in longevity for our horses. We all want our horses to last Continue reading Endurance Riding: Minimizing Wear and Tear on Your Horse From Wikipedia: Etiquette is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. Trail etiquette during an endurance ride can be extremely important. It’s a lot like common sense. There’s also a lot to be said for being polite and courteous to your fellow rider. I think it’s important to have some patience and some willingness to tolerate other riders that Continue reading Endurance Etiquette on the Trail How many of us have ever had a horse embarrass us at a ride when we attempted to trot them out, and said horse wasn’t cooperating? Yeah, me too! It is something that we need to practice. It’s not something that horses will automatically do well, though some do pick it up quicker than others. Many horses need the repetition of practicing as well as learning how to trot out in public without making Continue reading Endurance horse training basics: Trotting out for a vet check We had a pretty good time last weekend. I rode Chief on Friday to mark trail along with Sue Wilkie and her horse Rocky. Then, I rode Bo on the first day of the ride in the 50, and Chief in the 50 on the 2nd day. The weather turned out great, and all things considered the turnout was decent – though still down over the previous year. I think that may just be Continue reading Death Valley Warmup, December 10 & 11, 2011 |
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