Endurance Riding

Part 1: Does That Count as Falling Off? We arrived at ride camp in Georgetown, CA just before noon. After getting camp set up, eating some lunch, and having Dianna (our hoof trimmer, fellow endurance rider, and camp neighbor) trim our horses, we decided to set out for our pre-ride. Jakob and I both decided […]

On Friday, after visiting with family in the bay area, I took my 10-year-old son and his horse, Beauty, to the Cache Creek Ridge Ride, near Williams, CA. Asali and I had the pleasure of sponsoring them on the 25 mile ride on Saturday. Here is Jakob’s story of his first ride, copied word for […]

We arrived at ride camp in the Tahoe National Forest on Friday evening. And this time, I brought along the family – my husband, Gary, our boys, Jakob and Declan, and our new puppy, Asia. We got lucky with a perfect camp spot that was large enough for our truck and trailer, Asali’s electric fence […]

On our way to Lassen National Forest, Jakob looked at me and said, “So, Mom, what time are we riding tomorrow? Noon?” I couldn’t help but laugh. “You’ll be lucky if we get a ride-out time of 9 am.” “What?!” “Welcome to endurance, Jake.” We arrived at camp around 5 pm. The weather was perfect. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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?