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Mar 13 2024
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” The older I get, the more I value the importance of two things: being outdoors and building community. Yesterday afternoon, two of my clients volunteered to help me clear some trail next door at the 500 acre ranch we have […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” *Originally written on January 31, 2021, but not published until January 7, 2024. I remember learning about the stages of grief in some high school or college psychology class. But as I learn about them now, in the depths of […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I was not planning on driving through Paradise today or visiting the place we last lived 5 years ago. I awoke feeling pretty ambivalent about this anniversary. But the kids had a well visit that had been scheduled months ago […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” If you had told me a year ago that I would be riding a green broke stallion on his first 50 (which turned out to be a 55) while sponsoring not one, but two juniors (one who was riding a […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Today, we logged 4.69 miles. Doesn’t seem like a lot, but this was a huge milestone for us. You see, this is FV Aur Salute, a 4 year old stud colt I had shipped from Canada last fall. He is […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I don’t have any photos from this last week as I was alone for each training session, and I believe in 100% focus and connection with the horse when I am training. That is probably the single greatest lesson horses […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Robert Burns, in 1785, said, “The best laid plans of mice and men, often go awry.” By the time I had made it to the Pacific Crest Endurance Ride near Ashland, Oregon on the evening of June 16th, I think […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” The morning after we found out we were pregnant with you, we were sitting at the kitchen table when a lightning storm lit up the sky. I had my hands wrapped around a mug of warm herbal tea, with Asher […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Redwoods. Coastal breezes. Cooler temperatures. Mist, fog, and the magic of shaded forests… Cuneo Creek was always a ride I wanted to enter, but after more than a decade of competing in the sport of endurance, it still hadn’t made […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” I want to tell you about a horse. A little grey half-Arab mare named Dippi. Five and a half years ago, she came into our lives as a gift from my mentor, hoof trimmer, and friend. She immediately became the […]
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 […]
