January, 2011 | Endurance Riding - Part 2 | Endurance Riding
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” My last ride with Asali was uneventful… we covered four miles, with me in the saddle for two miles and then on foot for the last two. After the ride, I found a great article on the AERC website about […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Today, Asali and I became official members of the AERC (American Endurance Ride Conference). The same night I had been Googling “Tevis Cup,” I came across the AERC website. While I didn’t join right away, I bookmarked the site and […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” The weather was definitely nicer today – warmer and sunny at times. But I knew I had to work Beauty today before I did any training with Asali. Beauty is my son Jakob’s Appendix mare. We adopted her […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Today my goal had been to do another long ride with Asali. I decided we’d ride up Lovelock Road. I took Forest, a 6 year Appaloosa I started under saddle last year, because he needed the work and he’s a […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Today, I decided we’d work on speed rather than distance since I did not have the time to ride more than a couple hours (we had our trainer, Sheri Braun, coming to work with Jakob and Beauty at 1 pm). […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I woke up on January 6th and decided to make the commitment to train for endurance. My New Year’s Resolution. This would be our first day of training. I decided to ride English, saddling Asali in my Pessoa. I wore […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I have never been one for New Year’s Resolutions. Every year, I have that thought, “If I was going to make a New Year’s Resolution, I would…” But I never commit to anything. This year, however, I did make a […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I usually give myself a few days after any event — happy or sad — to formulate my words and process. Usually, when I sit down to write immediately, the words that come out are much more suited for my […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I have a story to tell. But, even as I write, I am terrified to tell it. I have shared bits and pieces of my past on this blog, but mostly from the perspective that I have “overcome” a painful […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" Last night, I received a text message from one of the juniors who crewed for me at Tevis. It read: “I know it’s not Thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful to have you in my life. I know it […]
