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Monday, December 12, 2011

Team 10: Half-Assed

leigh

Mule & Mare Rider. Trail rider, Natural Horsemanship enthusiast, and have been dabbling in driving a cart.  I love to ride to see what's around the next corner or over the next hill.

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Leigh said...

TEST

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/1/12 MILES: 6.06
MILES TO DATE: 6.06 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138133100

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/2/12 MILES: 10.36
MTD: 16.42 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138456264

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/3/12 MILES: 2.81
MTD: 19.23 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138749688

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/4/12 MILES: 15.26
MTD: 34.49

MULE: BLUE 12.45 MILES
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138964035
HORSE: HOBBY 2.81 MILES
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138979931

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/7/12 MILES 9.3
MTD: 43.79 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139753383

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/8/12 MILES: 12.38
MTD: 56.17 HORSE: ACEA

max speed 13.8 mph
moving time 3 hours 4 minutes
moving average 4.0 mph
stopped 4 minutes 50 seconds
overall average 3.9 mph
change in elevation 338 feeet
*had the trip odometer on but not the tracks so no way to view the trip
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140170594

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/9/12 MILES: 4.04
MTD: 60.21 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140332912

Never lose the wonder. Three amazing things: 1) while doing arena work sideways with no reins and no forward 2) found a way to feel the left diagonal in a posting trot 3) Bunny offered to take me on North and the corner of Maple & 103rd Rd instead of bringing me home-no direction or preference from me

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/10/12 MILES: 8.69
MTD: 68.90 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140711839

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/11/12 MILES: 10.39
MTD: 79.29 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140881128

I'm officially wind burnt. What was I thinking?

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/14/12 MILES: 14.65
MTD: 93.94

MULE: WILLY-8.19 MILES
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/141607041
MULE: EBONY-3.37 MILES
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/141658934
HORSE: HOBBY-3.09 MILES
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/141678130

What's up with Garmin Connect changing the default time to Greenwich Mean Time? Who wants that?

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/15/12 MILES: 9.99
MTD: 103.93 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142068506

Hit my 100 mile marker!

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/16/12 MILES: 3.95
MTD: 107.88 HORSE: APPLE

Cold & Windy. 37 degrees 18 mph north winds.

Leigh said...

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142234885

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/17/12 MILES: 1.61
MTD: 109.49 HORSE: DIESEL

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142601583

very very cold. fingers hurt now. kept it at a walk in the roundpen, otherwise snowballs might have been an issue. my cremello mare is camoflauged :-)

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/18/12 MILES: 4.12
MTD: 113.61 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142823853

Temps around 34 with the windchill around 26.
Blue was a good boy, we rode slow due to the snow still in the fiels. He was a good solid mount. Somethings I love about Nebraska: 1) no fences 2) flat land where you can see miles and miles ahead to what's coming 3) harvested corn where the stalks still make nice neat rows where you can work on straightness

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/22/12 MILES: 5.09
MTD: 118.70 MULES: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/143909346

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/23/12 MILES: 4.16
MTD: 122.86 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144055208

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/24/12 TOTAL MILES: 13.8
MTD: 136.66

HORSE: ACEA MILES: 10.20
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144339054

MULE: WILLY MILES: 3.60
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144384410

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/25/12 MILES: 14.39
MTD: 151.05

MULE: LILLY MILES: 7.66
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144598051

MULE: BLUE MILES: 6.73

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/28/12 MILES: 10.93
MTD: 161.98 MARE: DIESEL

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145351669

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/29/12 MILES: 12.13
MTD: 174.11 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145772230

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/30/12 MILES: 7.70
MTD: 181.81 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145921598

Leigh said...

DATE: 1/31/12 MILES: 20.22
MTD: 202.03 MULES: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146218185

This marks my 200 mile ride. Whew! Made it in the first month, which means I'm still running with the big dogs. We'll see how long I can keep this pace up. Also this ride makes me a member of the 20 mile club. (even if I did make the mile clubs up myself).

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/1/12 MILES:9.47
MTD: 211.50 MARE: DIESEL

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146467413
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146467425

Horses Are Our Lives said...

Congrats Leigh!

Leigh said...

DATE:2/5/12 MILES: 8.30
MTD:219.80 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/147527609

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/7/12 MILES: 4.10
MTD: 223.90 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/147899508

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/8/12 MILES: 2.055
MTD: 225.96 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/148153126

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/12/12 MILES: 3.92
MTD: 229.88 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149198759

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/14/112 Miles: 8.18
MTD: 238.05 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149634906

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/15/12 MILES: 4.07
MTD: 242.13 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149791799

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/17/12 MILES: 3.01
MTD: 245.14 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150313581

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/18/12 MILES: 4.18
MTD: 249.32 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150504667

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/19/12 MILES: 4.55
MTD: 253.87 MULE: EBONY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150991247

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/22/12 MILES: 10.16
MTD:264.03 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/151757677

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/25/12 MILES: 18.63
MTD: 282.66 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/152561157

Leigh said...

Date: 2/26/12 MILES: 11.84
MTD: 294.5

MARE: HOBBY MILES 2.06
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153013684

MULE: BUNNY MILES: 9.78
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/152970447

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/27/12 MILES: 7.49
MTD: 301.99 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153188325

300 MILE MARK!

Leigh said...

DATE: 2/28/12 MILES: 7.26
MTD: 309.25 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153531859

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/4/12 MILES: 15.33
MTD: 324.58 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155057573

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/5/12 MILES: 6.03
MTD: 330.61 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155214175

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/6/12 MILES: 12.65
MTD: 343.26 MULE: BLUE

Rode with Cindy Nelson on Checkers. Trails were dry thank goodness so we could stay in the trees and out of the wind. Temps near 70 today.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155568724
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155568726

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/7/12 MILES: 7.60
MTD: 350.86 MULE: GAITOR

100 HOUR MARK (ANY OF YOU STILL DOING TRAIL TIME?)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155752445

Jamie said...

I'm keeping tack of TT on my own, but I actually haven't even bothered signing up for NHC yet.

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/7/12 MILES: 2.51
MTD: 353.27 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155820663

Guess I wasn't done for the day.

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/8/12 MILES: 3.11
MTD: 356.47 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/156310018

Rode after work this evening. For once the wind wasn't blowing.

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/11/12 MILES: 1.93
MTD: 358.40 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/156994772

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/11/12 MILES: 3.47
MTD: 361.87 MULE: GAITOR
DRIVING MILES

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/157159693

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/14/12 MILES: 6.09
MTD: 367.96 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158049082

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/15/12 MILES: 2.22
MTD: 370.18 Mare: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158049082

Leigh said...

DATE:3/17/12 MILES: 9.54
MTD: 379.73
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
MILES: 6.53 MULE: LILLY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158916525
MILES: 3.01 MULE: BLUE
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158896379

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/18/12 MILES: 8.78
MTD: 388.50

MILES: 4.14 MARE: ACEA
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159091941
MILES: 1.54 MARE: KITTY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159304180
MILES: 3.10 MULE: BUNNY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159393396

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/19/12 MILES: 8.25
MTD: 396.75 MARE: ACEA
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159540460

Tammy Vasa said...

Just so you know, your MTD should be 396.76. You missed a .01. :)))

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/25/12 MILES: 8.40
MTD: 405.16 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/161678820

Jeez Um Peets! WATCH OUT EVERYONE FOR THAT 396 MILE MARKER! I bogged down there and thought I'd like to never get out of the mire to make it to the 400 MILE MARKER! I'm blaming Juanita & Christine for laying some kind of trap there. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/26/12 MILES: 6.95
MTD: 412.11 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/161821238

Seven pheasants, three deer, one owl, and AJ, ME, & Blue. Sun was shining but of course the wind was blowing since I was riding. Blue was rock solid this ride. Rode him in the treeless saddle.

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/27/12 MILES: 12.78
MTD: 424.89

MARE: ACEA MILES: 7.53
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/162254714
MULE: BUNNY MILES: 5.25
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/162254719

Leigh said...

DATE: 3/28/12 MILES: 8.67
MTD: 433.56

MARE: HOBBY MILES: 2.29
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/162448976
MULE: GAITOR MILES: 6.38
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/162592316

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/2/12 MILES: 9.60
MTD: 443.16 MULE: LILLY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164126988

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/3/12 MILES: 20.63
MTD: 463.79

MULE: WILLY MILES: 13.21
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164570818
MARE: ACEA MILES: 7.42
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164570827

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/6/12 MILES: 4.02
MTD: 467.81 MULE: BLUE
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/165418974

Leigh said...

DATE:4/7/12 MILES: 13.35
MTD: 481.16 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/165782900

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/9/12 MILES: 6.92
MTD: 488.08 MULE: BUNNY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166589025

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/11/12 MILES: 8.33
MTD: 496.41 MULE: LILLY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/167180123

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/13/12 MILES: 8.14
MTD: 505.55 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/167736419

500 MILE MARK-YAHOO!

Horses Are Our Lives said...

Congrats on 500!!!

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/14/12 MILES: 6.16
MTD: 510.71 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/167863242

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/16/12 MILES: 2.08
MTD 512.79 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/168921383

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/18/12 MILES: 5.32
MTD: 518.11 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/169507477

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/23/12 MILES: 2.97
MTD: 521.08 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171315101

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/25/12 MILES: 11.14
MTD: 532.22 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171829957

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/26/12 MILES: 1.69
MTD: 533.91 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/172080784

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/27/12 MILES: 8.10
MTD: 542.01 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/172675724

Leigh said...

DATE: 4/28/12 MILES: 13.59
MTD: 555.60

MULE: BLUE MILES: 6.17
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173490724
MULE: GAITOR MILES: 7.42
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173458729

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/2/12 MILES: 2.46
MTD: 558.05 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/174221901

What a day. Trimmed a horse and a mule. Got Wonka (the two year old mule) saddled him and did ground work including mounting from the fence too bad we didn't ride anyway I could have used the 2 o4 3 steps towards the shortest ride award. Then worked on desensitizing to fly spray and then bridled him. All of it non events. He's coming along nicely. Then caught& haltered the entire herd of 14 and they got to stand tied for a couple of hours waiting on the vet to come vaccinate. Everyone did great except Willy who has always been nervous around Doc. I am now sporting some lovely rope burns, but at least it is my left hand. Jaime came and picked me up (we were late she got lost trying to find my house) and we rode at Rockford Lake SRA with some new PRR riders. Had a great time. I am ready for bed tonight though.

Jamie said...

I would HOPE you were finally ready for bed!! You had a BIG, busy day. Plus, geez, I got home and texted you that I'd made it at quarter after 11 and was in bed already when you texted me back... at quart to 12! rofl Hope you slept well.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/4/12 MILES: 7.10
MTD: 565.16 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/174765667

Humidity and sweat and Mosquitoes and everything I hate about summer riding (and it's still spring).

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/5/12 MILES: 7.17
MTD: 572.33 MARE: DIESEL

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/175125142

A nice ride. I love this mare. What a pleasure to road ride, the big tractors and planters within feet of us and not a care in the world!

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/6/12 MILES: 6.28
MTD: 578.61 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/175617795

Nice ride, was going for a 7,7,7 miles ride (3 days in a row) so close, but the weather changed my mind. Rode the last half mile home in the rain and it started lightening. Lilly behaved well and we are startig to up the pace during our rides.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/7/12 MILES: 2.55
MTD: 581.16 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/175981769

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Leigh said...

DATe: 5/8/12 MILES: 2.68
MTD: 583.84 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176109424

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/9/12 MILES: 8.19
MTD: 592.03 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176629361

What a lovely evening for a ride. 3 of us at Rock Creek for the Wednesday night PRR. Took my mule to work, saddled up right after work and rode an hour or so before the rest of the crew showed up.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/10/12 MILES: 2.14
MTD: 594.17 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176905253

NICKELS & DIMES, Nickels & Dimes, nickels & dimes.....

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/11/12 MILES: 7.94
MTD: 602.11 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/177524939

600 Yee Haw!

Jamie said...

Nice job Leigh! WHOO HOO!!

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/13/12 MILES: 2.37
MTD: 604.48 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178032239

Sunday driving with one of my best buds- Sherry.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/14/12 MILES: 11.95
MTD: 616.43

MARE: Hobby MILES: 5.47
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178172916
MULE: Lilly MILES: 6.48
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178343594

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/16/12 MILES: 20.59
MTD: 637.02 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178857563

Tip: SPF 30 is not enough for these previously pasty white legs and almost 6 hours of sunshine. No wonder I never wore shorts riding before. Note to self, do NOT repeat.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/17/12 MILES: 4.00
MTD: 641.02 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179279723

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/18/12 MILES: 27.73
MTD: 668.75 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179573614

Officially checked off of my bucket list of things to do. I always thought it would be Tammy Vasa who made this journey with me, but it turns out it was Pat Metcalf one of my besty riding buddies.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/20/12 MILES: 4.63
MTD: 673.38 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180433973

Great night for a ride. Perfect temperature and only a breeze. Willy was really with me emotionally tonight. Love it. Came home and put Wonka's first ride on him but didn't have the gps going for that (that was the least of my concerns). He's going to make a great saddle mule.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/21/12 MILES: 5.06
mtd: 678.44 mule: Bunny

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180576534

rode this morning before work. simulated cart driving and then sort of hitched Elsie Bratzilla to the cart tonight. can't wait until Iam able to get some driving miles with her.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/23/12 MILES: 3.73
MTD: 682.17 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/181411256

hot and windy. skipped prr as the weather was iffy and I had been in lincoln all day. worked with willy rode in my parelli saddle, still not sure it's a good fit.

Leigh said...

Date: 5/24/12 MILES: 4.15
MTD: 686.33 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/181736815

meet me at the gate and you might get chosen to ride again. I feel honored that my mule chooses me again especially since I worked very hard at helping him not be so emotional the night before.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/25/12 MILES: 7.22
MTD: 693.55

200 HOUR MARK!

MULE: BUNNY MILES:5.12
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182000707
MULE: BLUE MILES: 2.10
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182000728

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/27/12 MILES: 3.57
MTD: 697.12 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182793311

We really worked on keeping our lateral bend correct circling to the left and a soft feel in our vertical flexxion. Million transitions and changing speeds in the gait (walk, gait, & cantering). I worked on my hand position and making sure my inside hand/rein didn't cross the midline.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/28/12 MILES: 4.01
MTD: 701.13 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182935277

700 MILE MARKER!

Jamie said...

Go, 'turtle' GO! (... 'slowly but surely, the turtle kept trekking on and one the race'...!) :-D

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/29/12 MILES: 2.56
MTD: 703.69 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/183603239

Had some real good connection with Willy tonight. Developed his ability to stay emotionally calm in walk to trot transitions. Played a million transitions, then just hunkered down in the Parelli passenger position and let him jack hammer/moose trot until he asked until he could slow down. Good thing mules have a short flight line and he wasn't really go-ey tonight. We were trotting softly on a loose rein by the end of our session so I quit on a good note.

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/30/12 MILES: 8.05
MTD: 711.74

MULE: GAITOR MILES: 7.44
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/183762565
MARE: DIESEL MILES: .61
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/183840519

Leigh said...

DATE: 5/31/12 MILES: 2.88
MTD: 714.62 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/184226419

Lovely training ride on Blue. We got some lovely walk to back up transitions and some lovely trot to halt to back up transition. Some really nice collection and started to develop an extended trot with collection. We also got some of the best sideways we've ever ridden off the rail.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/3/12 MILES: 4.17
MTD: 718.79 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185400804

I am loving my Sunday drives. Been studying some driving DVDs and learning how ribbon control when driving relates to riding with finesse.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/4/12 MILES: 8.66
MTD: 727.45 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185537795

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/4/12 MILES: 4.07
MTD: 731.52 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185746976

Got a second ride in tonight. Lazy yellow moon coming up tonight.
Got both the Walkers ridden. Hobby rode off up the drive way and headed north on a loose rein. All went fine until the farmer & his son came out of the field on their 4 wheelers from checking their irrigation -then I had my high headed nervous wreck return. After they left she calmed down nicely but never got brave again or offered to take us any further north.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/6/12 MILES: 11.43
MTD: 742.95

MULE: WILLY MILES: 3.18
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/186392739
MULE: BUNNY MILES: 8.25
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/186237983

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/7/12 MILES: 4.12
MTD: 747.07 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/186706209

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/8/12 MILES: 4.7
MTD: 751.77 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/186961954

First had our parelli painted pony party. Played a bit of Can You? and tried to one up each other with the seven games with obstacles online. Saddled & mounted up and had a super nice ride. Horses, Mules, and Humans all behaved themselves. Returned home to a supper grilled by Jim and some adult beverages in pink glasses that changed to purple when a cold liquid was added, so much for the adult part. What a Great Night!

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/9/12 MILES: 4.73
MTD: 756.50 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/187329572

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/11/12 MILES: 5.17
MTD: 761.67 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/187997547

Nice Ride. Had some super trotting staying with me emotionally.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/12/12 MILES: 3.49
MTD: 765.16 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/188486845

Rode Acea then came back and ponied Wonka. Dimounted ACEA & Turned off the GPS and then Ended up riding him 3 or so laps around the round pen until we had forward established a little better. Yeah!

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/13/12 MILES: 10.14
MTD: 775.30 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/188685275

Leigh said...
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Leigh said...

DATE: 6/17/12 MILES: 10.35
MTD: 785.65 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/190288556

Our good friend Dave Jones rode the new grulla morgan mare that Jim bought. We rode through some pretty rough terrain. This mare is trail broke. Let's hope she makes a great mule mamma...

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/18/12 MILES:4.74
MTD: 790.39

My first driving miles for Elsie! Rode in the cart just in the round pen. She did superb.

MARE: ACEA MILES: 4.07
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/190333460
MULE: ELSIE MILES: .67
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/190521595

Leigh said...

Date: 6/20/12 MILES: 8.54
MTD: 798.93 MULE: Blue

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191034255

Leigh said...

Date: 6/21/12 MILES: 4.17
MTD: 803.10 MULE: Lilly

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191444267

Worked on picking up posting in time with the right hind. My fastest average moving speed per ride yet @ 5.6 mph.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/24/12 MILES: 6.84
MTD: 809.94 MULE: Bunny

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/192224905

Hot & Humid. Yuck.

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/25/12 MILES: 4.79
MTD: 814.73 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/192649455

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/26/12 MILES:7.06
MTD: 821.79 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/193000175

Leigh said...

DATE: 6/30/12 MILES: 1.96
MTD: 823.75 MULE: WONKA

http://connect.garmin.com/dashboard

WONKA's first logged miles! Yippee!
First saddled ride. W,T,C'd all three gaits no problem. Circles to the right we lost impulsion. Rode out of the round pen in the yard some. Dog jumped out of the bushes at us our spook was 3 steps away from him. Gonna be a great saddle mule!

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/1/12 MILES: 4.21
MTD: 827.96 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194847661

Hot. Wore my Frog Togg Chilly Pad. Blue & I practiced centered riding lateral movement techniques from side to side on the road. Discovered our forward becomes a bit broken. Practiced walk to halt to back up transitions.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/7/12 MILES: 3.10
MTD: 831.06 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/196939166

Hot & Humid. Summer is dragging me down.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/8/12 MILES: .34
MTD: 831.4 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/197454469

Goofing around on Willy riding bareback with the halter waiting for Jim to put out hay.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/9/12 MILES: 8.25
MTD: 839.65 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/197454469

Finally some relief from the heat so I can ride. Sprinkled on us pretty much the whole time. Wish it would rain.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/9/12 MILES: .46
MTD: 940.11 MULE: WONKA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/197932982

Scary how accurate the satellite picture is. I know it was taken 2 weeks ago by the amount of large round bales visible.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/11/12 MILES: 3.63
MTD: 843.74 MARE: MISSY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/198332010

Had a fantastic 2nd ride on Jim's new mare. Arena riding watching watching Chris school one the in training 3yo's. There is nothing like learning from a pro!

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/14/12 MILES: 2.73
MTD: 846.47 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/198908115

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/14/12 MILES: 7.06
MTD: 853.53 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199191192

over the 250 HOUR MARK

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/15/12 MILES: 8.38
MTD: 861.91 MARE: MISSY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199659903

Hot & Humid. Played in the lake a bit. Pat, Gina, Carol, & I rode out stopped about 4 miles in under the shade and had a picnic lunch.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/15/12 MILES: 5.26
MTD: 867.17 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199752718

I'm enjoying the tradition of Sunday evening drives. Gaitor was darn near perfect tonight.

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/16/12 MILES: 13.85
MTD: 881.02

MULE: BUNNY MILES: 5.57
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199875314

MARE: ACEA MILES: 8.28
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/200105966

Leigh said...

DATE: 7/17/12 MILES: .61
MTD: 881.68 MULE: BLUE

Satellites-phone connection gypped me miles on garmin fit-ergh especially since I bothered to go out after dark to ride when it's still 91 degrees out and humid. Should have been well over a mile.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/200444700

Jamie said...

:-( That stinks Leigh. Hey, 'the boy' goes to daycare Tues, Wed and Thurs now, wanna try to get together some morning - early?! (as long as neither of us have other 'pesky' obligations of course :-))

Jessica Vallery said...

Leigh. Can you ride Waubonsie this weekend?

Leigh said...

oops! Guess you figured out I couldn't. It was our county fair weekend.

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/1/12 MILES: 3.90
MTD: 885.54 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205739144

Leigh said...

DATE:8/5/12 MILES: 3.82
MTD: 889.36 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/207205135

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/7/12 MILES: 3.29
MTD: 892.65 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/207967868

Practiced coon jumping before we rode. Willy cleared 38" from a standstill without any work at all. Didn't try for any higher. I hate coming home with a heat & humidity headache from riding. Blech and double blech. Had some amazing moments of unity during our ride. He sometimes gets emotional trotting out and I was ever so subtley putting feel into the rein and he was reaching for me and lowering his head. Gotta love the try in this mule.

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/8/12 MILES: 11.13
MTD: 903.78 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/208131120

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/9/12 MILES: 3.82
MTD: 907.60 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/208673189

Nice ride tonight. Flushed up a pheasant right underneath us with only a spook in place, flushed a quail maybe 10' in front of us with barely a look at it, flushed an owl out of tree don't think Willy cared at all to even look, and the coyotes serenaded us home...

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/11/12 MILES: 7.07
MTD: 914.67 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209392872

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/12/12 MILES: 8.12
MTD: 922.79 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209920097

Lovely evening ride. Neighbor's new dog followed us down the road until he could retrieve him, then his toddler in diapers chased us probably a quarter mile down the road! If that don't beat all. Thankfully my mare is apparently toddler desensetized.

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/13/12 MILES: 8.06
MTD: 930.85 MARE: MISSY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210102076

Leigh said...

Date: 8/14/12 MILES:3.32
MTD: 934.17 MARE: Hobby

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210709297

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/15/12 MILES: 7.27
MTD: 941.44 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211093868

Got a bit of galloping in. Explored a new pivot access road. Tried to get ran over by the neighbor "mud'n" up the access to turn the pivot off.

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/16/12 MILES: 3.65
MTD: 945.09 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211455087

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/19/12 MILES: 7.11
MTD: 952.20 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212706753

Driving! Deva rode 4 of the 7+ miles with me :-)

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/20/12 MILES: 9.07
MTD: 961.27 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212894854

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/20/12 MILES: 3.05
MTD: 964.32 MULE: EBONY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213113130

million transitions. 20 minute passenger lesson/follow the rail at the trot

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/21/12 MILES: 7.7
MTD:972.02

MARE: HOBBY MILES: 2.53
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213280081
MULE: BUNNY MILES: 5.17
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213499576

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/22/12 MILES: 7.36
MTD: 979.38 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213869612

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/26/12 MILES: 8.22
MTD: 987.60 MULE: WILLY

4 deer night. Willy opened up and hit 20 mph at a lope and I was asking him not to break into a gallop.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215499080

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/27/12 MILES: 8.42
MTD: 996.02 MULE: BUNNY

Will post the garmin link as soon as I waste all my riding time tomorrow on the phone with customer support. *&%^$ bleeping garmin connect updates. ugh!

Stats:
Max speed 15.9 (bolting away from those awful mule eating cows, through the ditch, and a quarter mile around the cattle).
Moving avg: 6.0 (we had an awesome trotting workout,first half mile of warm up, trotting over 7.5 miles , then walking one tired mule the last half mile home).
Moving time 1 hour 24 minutes.

Leigh said...

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215896780


*^&%*~! Uploaded it into Basecamp and then exported it to Garmin Connect. $T^&!%^&%@#!!!!

Just call me techy geek!

Leigh said...

Good News: 1000 MILE MARK RIDE!

DATE: 8/28/12 MILES: 16.79
MTD: 1012.81 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216136880

Bad News: Ate dirt to commemorate it.

Jamie said...

Congrats on the 1000, bummer on the fall!

Leigh said...

DATE: 8/29/12 MILES: 10.31
MTD: 1023.11 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216565240
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216565236

Good ride. Thanks Cindy. Got Hot by the time we quit.

Horses Are Our Lives said...

Congrats!!! I just hit 1000 today! I hope you didn't get hurt!

Leigh said...

Date: 8/31/12 MILES: 3.10
MTD: 1026.21 MARE: DIESEL

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217263266

Leigh said...

Forgot to mention this was my 300 Hour Ride.

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/1/12 MILES: 3.35
MTD: 1029.56 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217413218

Hot and humid already this morning. ugh. Did get to ride under the Blue Moon this morning as well as yesterday evening. Off to work at Rock Creek and see who is riding there this holiday weekend.

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/4/12 MILES: 3.91
MTD: 1033.47 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219014749

100+ Degrees today. I really really really hate riding when you can't tell whether the salty wet running down your face is your sweat or if it is your tears from being so miserable from the heat! Wish today would have been cooler so I could have ridden longer.

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/9/12 MILES: 4.15
MTD: 1037.62 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/220959031

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/10/12 MILES: 7.07
MTD: 1044.69 MULE: Lilly

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221152209

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/11/12 MILES: 11.24
MTD: 1055.93 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221614953

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/18/12 MILES: 11.02
MTD: 1066.95 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/224314905

lovely weather. no wind. nice leisure pace.

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/19/12 MILES: 13.91
MTD: 1080.86 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/224734448
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/224734872

Morning ride then lunch. Afternoon ride. We had a splendid ride in lovely weather. Yee haw!

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/21/12 MILES: 3.86
MTD: 1084.72 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225346522

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/22/12 MILES: 3.67
MTD: 1088.39 MARE: MISSY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225750259

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/23/12 MILES: 1.75
MTD: 1090.14 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/226334178

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/24/12 MILES: 9.49
MTD: 1099.63 MARE: ACEA

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/226490501

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/25/12 MILES: 5.32
MTD: 1094.95 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/226896963

One mouse, a doe and an eight point buck, and lots of combines, grain trucks, and semis.

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/26/12 MILES: 2.11
MTD: 1107.06 MARE: HOBBY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/227303783

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/28/12 MILES: 4.17
MTD: 1111.23 MULE: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/227845657

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/29/12 MILES: 4.85
MTD: 1116.09 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/228211067

Here I go again on my own...
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone...

Tammy Vasa said...

And now you have that song going thru my head!

Leigh said...

DATE: 9/30/12 MILES: 1.68
MTD: 1117.77 MULE: WILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/228762035

trying on a new saddle that I found online and Jim ran to Missouri to pick up for me

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/09/12 MILES: 35.31
MTD: 1153.08

10/5/12 MILES: 3.49 MARE: HOBBY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231885237
10/6/12 MILES: 4.68 MARE: HOBBY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231885894
10/7/12 MILES: 1.61 MARE: HOBBY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231001452
10/7/12 MILES: 16.36 MULE: LILLY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231884011
10/08/12 MILES: 5.42 MARE: HOBBY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231886726
10/09/12 MILES: 3.75 MULE: LILLY
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/231753241

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/16/12 MARE: ACEA
MILES: 6.21 MTD: 1159.29

WHIMSICAL RIDE TODAY. I AM BACK TO BEING FRUSTRATED WITH GARMIN. WILL LOAD THE TRACKS AS SOON AS I AM ABLE.

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/17/12 MULE: GAITOR
MILES: 3.60 MTD: 1162.89

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/234500791


WINDY! had to twist the dial another notch to tighten the helmet down and even then the 60mph gusts did their best to lift it. This mule should have been name PePe Le Pew like the cartoon character, her lope is sort of a dun ta dun ta dun along. In fact I looked over and the dog was loping (loping not running) faster than we were! Gaitor wasn't much phased by the wind but I sure dried out fast.

Leigh said...

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/234500774

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/22/12 MULE: BUNNY
MILES: 3.69 MTD: 1166.58

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236243992

My 350 Hour Ride!

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/23/12 MARE: HOBBY
MILES: 4.63 MTD: 1171.21

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236517912

Worked on some Liz Graves exercises, getting Hobby to collect physically but keep her neck loose and shakey to break up the stepping pace into a running walk. Worked on some tear drop exercises, riding circles, and rail work.

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/30/12 MULE: ELSIE
MILES: 1.87 MTD: 1173.08

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/238712376

Elsie drives! First cart ride where we were out and about -through the field and using everything we could find in the yard for obstacles. Yee Haw!

Jamie said...

YEE-HAW!

Leigh said...

DATE: 10/31/12 MULE: WILLY
MILES: 4.26 MTD: 1177.34

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239010596

Happy Halloween! Rode in a sweatshirt only tonight, wow! Worked on riding circles at the end of our ride.

Leigh said...

DATE:11/3/12 MILES: 8.1
MTD: 1185.44

MULE: BLUE MILES:6.52
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239862638

MULE: WONKA MILES: 1.58

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239860024

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/6/12 MILES: 8.31
MTD: 1193.75 MARE: MISSY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/240952331


Rode with Cindy Nelson. We had a super ride. Saw a bald eagle. Doubled back to find a missing glove.

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/11/12 MILES: 1.76
MTD: 1195.51 MARE: HOBBY

cold and windy. thankfully today the wind was out of the north so our double windbreak does the trick.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/242518991

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/14/12 MILES: 3.61
MTD: 1199.12 MULE: BUNNY

Rode after work tonight. Dark by the time I mounted. I will need to dig out my wheat light and practice riding for coon hunting.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/243415088

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/17/12 MILES: 4.32
MTD: 1203.44 MULE: GAITOR

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244190708

Another windy ride. Also spent time today teaching Gaitor the first steps in lying down on command.

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/17/12 MILES: 2.86
MTD: 1206.30 MULE: ELSIE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244223500

Today she gets to remove the Bratzilla from her name. Drove like she's been doing it all her life. Fun, Fun, Fun!

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/18/12 MILES: 2.02
MTD: 1208.32 MARE: HOBBY

Super lesson with Sherry Jarvis at Wilderness Stables. It is an indoor arena so these were the only miles the gps unit picked up. Three hours of riding time should have been at least 8 miles of riding. sigh... but on the other hand had an awesome lesson I wouldn't have traded for anything; had Hobby doing some pretty advanced moves and spent some time clarifying and refining how I was riding said moves.

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/24/12 MILES: 8.74
MTD: 1217.06 MULES: LILLY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246394701

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/25/12 MILES: 12.34
MTD: 1229.40 MARE: ACEA

Great ride, thanks everyone. Found a geocache while riding to make this one of the most pefect rides!

Pat & Before group: 2.73 Miles
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246714995
Pat & I with the group 9.61 Miles
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246854134

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/26/12 MILES: 4.21
MTD: 1233.61 MULE: BUNNY

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247028860

Fast Ride as it was cold! Wind blowing from the north and I can feel the snow in the air that is just north of us. Thankful to have this ride today.

Leigh said...

DATE: 11/27/12 MILES: 7.48
MTD: 1241.09 MULE: BLUE

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247396471

There is a secret message written in today's ride. I have come to the conclusion I suck at ride writing but I had to try. Windy again today. It's always windy on my days off, whine whine whine.

Tammy Vasa said...

"Mules Rule". Love it. The L in the last word looked quite challenging.

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