Endurance Riding

Well, we did it! And this time there was no getting lost (I have apparently improved my map reading skills), no injury to speak of (well, except for that tree that attacked my arm and left me with a couple scrapes), and no tears (at least not the “bad kind”)… Asali and I arrived at […]

You heard me right. Doctor’s orders. Yup, I’ve suffered yet another (very silly, very stupid) injury. I promise you I am not normally this accident prone! After our ACTHA CTC on Saturday, I was grazing Asali in the field when she spooked from the wind (she is not normally a spooky horse, but it was […]

Yesterday Asali and I competed in the Wildflower JAMBoree, a competitive trail challenge (CTC) with the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA). Mom came with us and rode Winnie. The competition was held at Camelot, in Butte Valley, not far from our home. Asali and I decided to cowgirl it up for this ride. I […]

Welcome to the sport of endurance, where tears can (and do) happen. If I had to sum up the entire weekend into one word, I’d say: Wow. What an amazing experience. One ride and I am hooked on endurance! Asali and I arrived at ride camp around 2 pm on Friday afternoon. (Thank you to […]

On Wednesday, March 30, my mom took Winnie to UC Davis’ Large Animal Clinic for a lameness exam. Since Asali needed a teeth float and I wanted some blood work done on her, I decided to tag along with my mom’s horse for the trip to UC Davis. I had never been to UC Davis before, […]

I am really getting sick of this weather. We’ve had weeks now of rain, snow, sleet, and hail. With NO break in the weather. At least one sunny day here and there would be nice.   Today, I experienced another one of my “screw it” attitudes. I thought, “I’m going riding no matter the weather.” […]

Today, I was supposed to take Asali to the vet for a teeth float and some blood work. However, the horse trailer was buried in the snow and the roads weren’t safe to haul. So, I canceled Asali’s appointment (we’ve rescheduled for Wednesday, March 30th). I decided today that I was going to go riding […]

Well, it’s my Spring Break and my plan had been to get back in the saddle and work on my endurance training with Asali. Unfortunately, the weather does not seem to be cooperating. It hasn’t just been raining, it’s been pouring!   Yesterday, since it was awful outside, I had James, my natural hoof care […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ASALI! Today, we signed up for our first Limited Distance ride! We’ll be riding the Whiskeytown Chaser 25-mile ride on April 9, 2011 near Redding, CA! Maybe we’ll see you there?

This past weekend left us without power or heat for 60 hours after we got more than three feet of snow dumped on us! And of course, the tractor broke so we couldn’t plow the roads around the ranch. And then the generator broke, rendering the automatic waterers in the barn useless. So, how do […]