Distance Riding

[michickenwrangler]

Just getting psyched for my first competition in '10, the Grand Island Ride in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I think I'm just going to do the 25 mile comp on Sunday, that way I can avoid holiday traffic.

I just hope it's warmer than when I went in 2008, only 45 degrees for the high!

I've done this trail 4 times before, it's one of my favorites

http://www.umecra.com/Ride Flyers/09_2010_Grand_Island_ride_flyer.pdf

 

[michickenwrangler]

Well, we're back.

We won!!!

Got Izzie out front and she just chugged right along. Her pulse/resp. scores were a little high due to heat and humidity, but she did well. Got to see another whooping crane. Some other riders saw a black bear, but I only saw the tracks.

No Bigfoot hunters this time around either

 

[michickenwrangler]

Bump since it looks like we have a new distance rider here.

 

[adoptedbyachicken]

Well today the shedding began and I'm horrified at how fat my black guy has gotten this winter. He is always worse than the bay but WOW this year he really packed it on. I admit less attention to details with me working full time and being a part time student, and the change to full on round bale feeding he clearly took advantage of. He is now out of that.

I did notice he was packing it on but I guess I needed to run the rake over him to really get it into perspective. With 4 feet of snow still here I have the time to make this right, but I might start saddling him early and doing some low slow road rides with boots to hasten the matter. He always comes back nice, so I'm hopeful this will not be a big deal.

MCW I missed your win last spring! Very belated congratulations!

 

[Blue Dog Farms]

Congrats on your win! I live in Fl and was training to do a ride with my sister this month but with 4 kids each we got off schedule and it just didnt happen We do the hunters paces occasionally and I love those. I did a competative trail when I was a kid I love getting out in the woods with just my sister me and our horses its so beautiful. My mare loves to jump so and trail with a few logs down is heaven for us. Hopefully next season we will get a few rides in its just too hot here already to do much distance anymore unless its a slow ride. Good Luck on future rides!

 

[michickenwrangler]

Izzie's getting back in shape, giving her good workouts 4x a week. Our first competition is Grand Island in May.

 

[michickenwrangler]

Leaving for Grand Island tomorrow!

Wish us luck!

 

[michickenwrangler]

We won!

And Izzie has eough points for her Legion of Honor now!

 

[Dreaming Of Goats]

JUst starting riding lessons now, CTR sounds like fun! Are there any rides in New England?