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One in the saddle, one on the ground
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Where Did June Go?
Whoopsie, our (probable, possible) next 50 mile ride is (panic checks calendar) only 10 days away and boy are we…not 100% certain. I had always…
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Book Review: On The Hoof
During the course of my first office job, I wrote several chapters of a book that will never see the light of day. It’s titled…
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Benny At Bat
Happy Second Birthday Benny!!!!!! With the thick of endurance season upon us, I’m actually riding Tarma less than I do in the winter. She gets…
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M&A Recap: Success with a side of hail
I always like to wait a few days to do my official ride write up. This gives me time to stop groaning every time I…
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Middle ground
Last weekend’s ride was not without its bobbles, for both my friend and I. Unfortunately her horse, Cody, found a tunnel under the trail and…
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Tarma’s view
Endurance is such a tough sport in multiple ways, but also utterly fulfilling…as long as your equine partner is willing. Limited distance rides are fun,…
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Tarma Eats a 50
The true measure of endurance for me isn’t just completing on time, or having the vet declare my horse fit to continue at the end…
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Grizzly bound!
After last weekend’s ride, I’m pretty set on a 50 at Grizzly. There’s a lot going into this, so let’s dig in: Our last conditioning…
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Two weeks to Grizzly!
With just over a week to go until we load up the trailer to (hopefully) haul over to Central Oregon for our first endurance ride…
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Conditioning Check In
Once again, I’m bouncing back and forth between posting straight to Facebook and here on the space I actually pay for. Folks don’t always follow…
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Gear Checkpoint, Par Deux
My gear has changed quite a bit since my last check in, and heading into endurance training season it’s a good time to dig into…
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Missed connection
The reason I always ask “what am I doing that isn’t right” when Tarma’s not responding the way I’ve come to expect it’s cause it’s…