Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Team 15: Purple
We are Bling, TAZ & Sky(hopefully soon) & me~ Christine
Originally from California, I grew up doing a lot of beauty pageants. My mother had high hopes that it might take me far in life & maybe I would eventually have a nice career in entertainment or something.... My Aunt had ponys/horses at her place in the country & that was where my heart was!! I couldn't wait for the weekend or a holiday vacation when my Aunt would watch me & my brother, it meant I could spend time around the horses!! All I ever wanted was a family of my own & HORSES!!
I'm a 'stay at home' empty nester & have had my own mini herd of horses & a mule for 12 years now. Get's a little lonely out here, but I can always ride! Any reason to ride is a good one!! :)
Dabbled in a bit of everything from mule/horse shows, driving, fox hunting & long distance/endurance ridin
Bling's Blog; http://cshenefield.blogspot.com/
TAZ's Blog; http://enduranceanyasscandoit.blogspot.com/
Sky's Blog; http://skysthelimitendurance.blogspot.com/
Geronimo's Blog; http://journeyofagentleman.blogspot.com/
My YouTube Channel; http://www.youtube.com/user/mrstshenefield?feature=mhee#p/u/13/L1s6buAQ9ac
Distance Riding is where it's AT!!!!
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1/1/12 13.60 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138118457
1/2/12 13.11 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138460198
1/3/12 11.58 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138706747
1/4/12 TAZ: 13.12 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138979022
1/4/12 Bling: 8.83 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/138979450
1/5/12 13.09 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139202225
1/5/12 4.04 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139202220
1/6/12 11.32 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139390291
1/7/12 14.09 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/139738893
1/8/12 5.68 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140171547
1/9/12 12.42 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140440245
1/10/12 19.30 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/140681663
1/13/12 3.04 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/141346398
1/16/12 10.27 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/142371859
1/23/12 18.34 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144153519
1/24/12 13.73 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144377658
1/25/12 Bling: 10.78 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144740191
1/25/12 TAZ: 7.32 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144740187http://connect.garmin.com/activity/144740191
1/27/12 19.08 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145044319
1/29/12 TAZ: 7.09 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145881540
1/29/12 Bling: 9.42 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/145881528
1/30/12 Bling: 16.03 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146014576
1/31/12 (part 1)TAZ: 13.57 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146263430
1/31/12 (part 2)TAZ: 5.41 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146263423
2/1/12 Bling: 10.65 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146476395
Ride like the wind, Christine today, it may be the last best day and I am at work, but I do have a cell phone,lol.
2/2/12 Bling & TAZ: 15.77 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/146688023
Huge congrats on 300!!! Brenda
2/14/12 TAZ: 11.09 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149655617
2/15/12 Bling: 10.04 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/149873074
2/17/12 TAZ: 15.90 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/150312357
2/19/12 TAZ: 20.58 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/151025313
(Team Juanita rode Bling & they accumulated a little over a mile more than TAZ & I) ;)
2/22/12 TAZ: 16.52 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/151775965
2/25/12 Bling: 7.45 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/152535976
2/26/12 TAZ: 13.32 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153055215
2/27/12 Bling: 6.31 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153254136
Christine i checked out your distance derby page to see if you beat my 100 plus miles but i see that you didn't, lol
3/4/12 TAZ: 6.2 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155173581
christine you lil bugger, I can trust you to stay off those animals while I am at work, have you no shame.
TAZ: 20.70 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155334647
TAKE THAT Juanita!! lol
3/6/12 Bling: 14.29 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/155590691
Anybody agree that riding in winds like today should count as DOUBLE MILEAGE? :D
3/8/12 20.65 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/156073620
Me on TAZ, Juanita on Bling, Kally joined us also on her super nice mare Savanah. Great day! Even if I did end up with a case of extreme stomach cramps, night long visits to the bathroom after eating Juanita's cupcakes...
3/11/12 TAZ: 17.72 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/157094135
3/13/12 Bling: 17.19 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/157745324
3/16/12 TAZ: 13.10 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158492057
3/16/12 Bling: 4.08 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/158569542
3/18/12 TAZ: 5.15 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159560382
3/18/12 Bling: 9.99 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/159560367
3/25/12 TAZ: 11.42 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/161819457
Took last week off. Waiting to tweak a couple things on Bling's new saddle before putting more miles on with her.
GREAT Sunday! Bob's Annual Trail Ride never disappoints!!
4/1/12 TAZ: 18.52 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/163953036
Gettin a lil too WARM out there!!
4/2/12 Bling: 4.69 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164379835
Miles to date: 565.59
4/3/12 TAZ: 17.58 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/164505690
50's starting out, 70 when I arrived back. Now THIS is riding weather!! A lot easier on me, that's for sure! So you're probably thinking why does it take me SO LONG to do 17 & a half miles? TAZ & I like to call it 'free groceries' riding. We just go a nice leisurely pace & TAZ get's to do A LOT of stopping & eating!!! She LOVES it & she truly deserves these kind of days.
Miles to date: 583.11
4/7/12 Bling & TAZ: 16.51 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/166063702
Rode at Corie's in Plattsmouth, NE. THANK YOU Corie for having us all out!! I rode TAZ, Larry rode Bling.
Miles to date: 599.68
4/11/12 Bling: 5.97 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/167438518
A fun ride at a new place. Looking forward to going back to finish the trails at Wilderness Park. Always worth the trip to see my PRR friends! (Sorry I missed out on seeing you Sheila)
4/12/12 13.39 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/167438509
Caught in the rain w/o my Frogg Toggs... Wasn't suppose to rain til the later part of this afternoon. Got wet but still had a good ride! Any ride is a good ride!!
Miles to date: 619.04
Congrats on the 600!!!
4/21/12 Bling 7.54 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/170333950
ONE ROLLER COASTER RIDE!! Heard of Juanita's slow/fast train rides? Well this was the CRAZY TRAIN!! Hell of-a-lot-a FUN! ...Maybe Juanita hired Jess to 'disable' me...HaHA!! Didn't work! (this time...) WHEW!!
4/21/12 TAZ 3.98 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/170396350
come on Jess... REALLY?? lol ...now that I know you like to move out! Giddy up!! :D
4/22/12 TAZ 8.65 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171032051
Indian Caves with Jess on Red.
4/22/12 Bling 10.30 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171032041
Indian Caves with Jess on Cutter.
Miles to date: 649.51
4/25/12 TAZ 8.90 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171820612
PRR Mopac Louisville, NE
Miles to date: 658.41
4/24/12 TAZ 7.45 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/171521439
Pierce Creek w/ Pauline & Ruth Ross, etc.
Miles to date: 665.86
4/26/12 Bling 7.25 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/172060016
Waubonsie with Juanita, MeMe & Kally
Miles to date: 673.11
4/28/12 Bling/TAZ 4.61 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173088875
Test ride for Gail & her new mule, also rode with Sandy. Congratulations Gail!!
Miles to date 677.72
4/30/12 Bling 10.32 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173436891
Ride beside the Wabash Trace. Beautiful ride. Team Purple IS BACK!!
5/1/12 TAZ 13.47 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173993483
Miles to date: 701.51
5/1//12 Bling 5.29 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173993469
Tuesday night @ Pierce Creek.
Miles to date: 706.8
5/2/12 TAZ 16.50 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/174140436
Miles to date:723.3
5/8/12 Bling 19.28 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176420057
Missouri & back with Team Juanita!
Miles to date: 742.58
5/8/12 TAZ 6.69 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176420036
10 riders tonight @ Pierce Creek (:
Miles to date: 749.27
5/9/12 TAZ 15.92 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/176711799
Another great ride with Pauline. Thanks Pauline!!
Miles to date: 765.19
5/12/12 TAZ 16.37miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/177484237
Miles to date: 781.56
5/13/12 Bling 8.64 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/177859056
Beautiful Mother's Day morning ride around the Coin countryside. Love my Bling Bling!
Miles to date: 790.2 miles
5/13/12 TAZ 10.70 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/177996536
Made my Mother's Day goal! Not a bad day at all!!
Miles to date 801.1 miles
5/14/12 Bling 8.50 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178274637
Should have started sooner~ got a lil warm (for me) Bling is gaining more confidence in going out alone with no horse buddies & no truck following her. I'm enjoying the bonding time, just ME & HER....
Miles to date 809.6
5/14/12 TAZ: 5.13 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178447532
Lost train... Well, not really 'lost'. Derailed?? TAZ & I went on a lil adventure & went exploring around some woods. Rode up up up a steep hill & decided it probably would not be safe to ride back down. Walked a lil ways & could not find another way down. I panicked and called Danny to come get me down off this hill!! We walked to the other end & there was a safe route down & out. WHEW!
It was fun to see how excited he was to come to my rescue. Even rode TAZ for a few minutes. I didn't think I'd get my mule back!!
He says he wants to ride more & his own horse... :) THANKS Distance Derby!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178447532
Miles to date 814.73
5/15/12 Bling: 7.29 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178770984
Tuesday evening ride with the group at Pierce Creek. Beautiful night as always. Cute seeing a mother duck & her ducklings swim across the lake. Have to say I love, LOVE those Mustangs on the ride! Rode up on a 'couple' who later expressed their unhappiness about us riding up on them. They shot off their pistol for about 10 minutes, but all the horses handles it like champs!! I love riding at Pierce Creek!
Miles to date 822.02 miles
5/18/12 TAZ: 17.28 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180091604
Friday (AFTER) Mother's Day Ride 2012
...I will blog about this later... Just want to get my miles up for now... :)
5/19/12 TAZ: 5.27 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180091516
Oak Creek Trail~ Found Camera!!
5/19/12 Bling: 11.73 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180091488
Musil's Anniversary Poker Ride.
Miles to date 856.3 miles
Truly - I have an optical migraine right now and my total is right but for some reason I keep looking at the wrong screen and typing. (Calculator plus a split computer screen.
Total after Poker Run should be 856.10 and that's my final answer.... (I think)
5/22/12 Bling: 9.01 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/181195100
Tuesday evening ride @ Pierce Creek. 10 riders. Spent some time visiting with JoAnn, who I first met at a PRR. She is moving to Red Oak & hopefully we will get together & ride again. Beautiful night.
Miles to date 865.11
5/29/12 Bling: 7.51 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/183707608
Another lovely Tuesday night group ride at Pierce Creek. Watch out for the 'Jack Attack' along B Ave. If your horse is not used to a jack donkey running up along the fence & HEEHAWWW-ing at them, be ready for it!!
Miles to date 872.62
6/2/12 TAZ 5.15 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185896699
Pony Express~ Poker Ride. Easy paced, laid back kinda ride. Didn't win anything, just good seeing friends.
Miles to date 877.77
6/5/12 3.21 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185896685
Set the alarm to get up at 4:am... Made some coffee & sat there & TRIED to wake up so I could get out there & ride some before it warmed up. Well, I just wasn't feelin it & went back to bed. By the time I got back up & finished all the chores, it was already starting to warm back up. Lot was in full shade, so I decided I would just ride TAZ around in the lot. She could use some fine tuning any way.... Let me tell you, I remember arena work being pretty boring & it was!! An hour was about all I could stand!! Well maybe I'll get to go ride with the ladies at Pierce Creek this evening. Now that will be some NICE riding!!
Miles to date 880.98
6/9/12 TAZ 11.22 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/187795446
Nice slow ride. Sure glad there was a breeze!!85 now & I was just starting to get warm, so that's pretty good for me! Wore my jeans. I did't have as much of the heat rash as usual, but some. TAZ & I ALMOST walked right onto a sleeping doe that had just given birth to twins!! (ofcourse I didn't bring my camera today....) Scared doe & she ran off a lil ways. One fawn was standing (still wobbly) & the other was just trying to figure out how to stand up, I guess. Felt bad to have disturbed them, but glad I didn't STEP on them!! So many nice Summer time flowers starting to bloom out there, but just barely. We really need some rain!
Miles to date 892.2
6/10/12 TAZ 17.11 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/187795439
Started around 7AM... NEED to start earlier!! Nice, 70's & nice breeze. TAZ & I having a good time exploring new territory & ended up out toward Pauline's. So I called her & we met up & rode together for a lil over an hour. Then the ride back home. Was getting warm, but not bad with the breeze. When I came back inside I was surprised to see the temp at 93 degrees!! A new heat record for me!! Heat rash is worse, but worth was totally worth it.
Miles to date 909.31
6/12/12 Brooklyn 10.05 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/188315039
First ride on Brooklyn. Joni came out & we rode around Coin. Beautiful morning, on a beautiful well behaved horse!! I think I'm in LOVE!
Miles to date 919.36
6/12/12 Brooklyn 7.22 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/188551399
Second ride on Brooklyn, her first time @ Pierce Creek. She did PERFECT!!
Miles to date 926.58
6/13/12 Brooklyn 11.66 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/188879051
Evening ride with Heather (aka~Livin' The Dream), Dankika & Renee. Nice surprise, great ride & Brooklyn ROCKS!! LOVE this horse!
Miles to date 938.24
6/17/12 Brooklyn 16.31 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/190363126
YES... I rode Brooklyn AGAIN... Met Juanita & Ray at Pierce Creek & brought Brooklyn because I have been so excited about her & wanted Juanita to see her. Good first ride with both Juanita & Ray. Ray is getting stronger & looking so much better & even getting his sense of humor back. Juanita & I went out for another loop, as she wanted me to show her where this 'attack jack' was. We went all the way out there, & NO JACK! But Juanita's zipper fairies were out there for sure!! Lost my camera AGAIN!! Grrrrrr!! So we back tracked & luckily found the dern thing AGAIN. It was getting pretty hot by then, but Juanita & I were laughing so hard & having such a good time we hardly noticed. Margaritas & Coronas never tasted SOOOOO GOOD after a ride like today's! Thank you Juanita & Ray for coming out!!
Miles to date 954.55
6/19/12 TAZ 16.14 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191296571
Another great ride with Pauline. Early start to beat the heat!!
Miles to date 970.69
6/19/12 Brooklyn 7.79 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191296555
HOT & WINDY, so not as many attended tonight's ride with only 5 riders. Thank you Pauline for hauling me out every other week!! :)
Miles to date 978.48
(putting up these posts just to torment Juanita!!) lol
6/21/12 Bling 14.04 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191401271
Lovely day! Rode to Pioneer Park & watch everyone fish for a couple hours & rode back. A lil warmer coming back & Bling was a trooper!
Miles to date 992.52
6/21/12 TAZ 9.17 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191438533
1,000 MILES!! I can not believe it! Thank you EVERYBODY for routing me on! :D
Miles to date 1001.69
Congratulations Christine! It's been fun watching you AND Juanita on the chart this year!!!! Ride on! Marvel (Team: Follow Your Dreams)
Thank-you Marvel!! :)
6/22/12 Brooklyn 7.13 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/191668689
Early morning message from Pauline to come out & ride. Beautiful morning, no breeze, so it felt really warm!! Brooklyn was NOT happy with the idea of being in the lot & didn't want to be caught, but we worked it out & she was totally fine once saddled up. She's gonna test me, it's natural... Still LOVE this mare! Pheasant flew up & startled both Leroy & Brooklyn, but we managed to stay on!! Boy I could use a nap!
Juanita is up at Turkey Creek this weekend... So... :)
Miles to date 1008.82
6/23/12 TAZ&Bling 9.03 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/192206591
Melinda drove out to ride w/ me. She rode TAZ & I rode Bling. Early rain helped to cool things off & there was a nice breeze. I think she had a good time. I know I did!!
Miles to date 1017.85
Huge congrats!!!
6/26/12 Brooklyn 8.01 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/193310803
Pierce Creek Tues evening ride. Wasn't as hot as everybody thought it would be. 9 riders. Joyce's knee wasn't doing so great & she had to turn back early. Hope she heals quickly & we see her again next week! Brooklyn was of course her perfect self! I LOVE THIS HORSE!!
Miles to date 1025.86
6/29/12 Brooklyn 3.89 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194762017
Glad I opted to take only ONE horse with me to LTF (Lake of Three Fires, Bedford Iowa) It was HOT & HUMID by the time we arrived Friday afternoon. Set up camp, then headed out for a quick ride w/ Juanita before dark. Made it around the dam & headed back. Lots of deer!
Miles to date 1029.75
6/30/12 Brooklyn 12.25 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194762002
Saturday, LTF w/ Juanita. This 12 miles was done in two laps. First lap it was cool enough for Ray to ride along with us. It was a very warm day, so we took 2nd lap slow & easy! (every mile counts, fast or slow...) :) Juanita even took the time to get off & pick some wild raspberries!!
Miles to date 1042
7/1/12 Brooklyn 8.21 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/194761972
Sunday Morning ride around LTF w/Juanita. Cool start, warmed up pretty fast! Buzzards buzzed us, (nope we're not dead yet!!) And we had LOTS of good laughs!! :D
Miles to date 1050.21
7/10/12 TAZ 8.90 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/198133277
Another lovely Tuesday evening ride at Pierce Creek. 9 riders. Weather co operated & was almost perfect!! Renee's first time joining the group, on her new Tenneesee Walker horse. Terry's horse bucked him off HARD, hoping he's going to be okay. :(
Haven't been riding at all!! I am just not motivated AT ALL to ride when it's been so hot & humid as it has been....
...Enjoy your time at the top Juanita! It won't last long!!
Miles to date 1059.11
7/13/12 TAZ 3.08 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199920857
Don't be fooled by these 3 miles! There ARE some challenging hills up there at Turkey Creek!! A lot of work for the equines, especially when it's been so hot! Still, a very lovely evening ride & lots of wildlife. Thank you Sherry Stone for being my trail guide!!
4/14/12 TAZ 11.19 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199920849
Saturday at Turkey Creek Ranch~ Morning ride out to the pond & around with Sherry & Colton. Warmed up pretty fast! For the evening ride & joined up with Sue Maiwald & Mary as they rode around mapping out miles for an upcoming CTR ride at the end of September. Those two gals & their horses can really move out! Both rides were GREAT!!
4/15/12 TAZ 6.56 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/199920823
One more morning ride at Turkey Creek Ranch~ with Sue & Mary. I tagged along as they rode around mapping out their CTR ride. Warmed up way too fast & was sad to have to pack up & head home. Looking forward to some cooler weather & will surely be back to explore remaining trails another time... Thank you Brenda & John for having such a wonderful ranch open for us to ride!!
Miles to date 1079.94
4/27/12 TAZ 3.98 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205042047
Stephens Forest~ First I've ridden in two weeks, it's just been much too hot!! A nice late evening ride, coming back in the dark.
4/28/12 TAZ 16.64 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205042038
Saturday's rides at the forest.
4/29/12 TAZ 9.76 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/205042008
Sunday ride in the forest. Look at those Max speeds!!
Miles to date 1110.32
8/4/12 TAZ 10.11 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/206578906
Morning rain storm brought cooler temps & a nice breeze. No excuse not to get out there & ride for a bit! Ahhhh.... I almost feel human again!
Miles to date 1120.43
8/7/12 Brooklyn 10.34 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/207771471
Good friend & riding buddy, Pauline hauled over here this morning. Decided riding in the morning would be a cooler/better ride than going to Pierce Creek tonight, w/ the chance for storms any way... Nice ride. Brooklyn was a pill, think she wants me to ride her more!! Wants to GOOOO! :)
Miles to date 1130.77
8/10/12 TAZ 11.36 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209133805
Weather this morning was unbeatable! Crisp & WONDERFUL!! Explored a bit of new territory... (haven't been yelled at by any farmers yet!) Big Bull snake sunning it's self on the dirt road & scared up some young turkey. OH & TAZ & I fell in a deep hole! I almost came off, but didn't & she got back to her feet & was fine.
Miles to date 1142.13
8/10/12 Bling 8.11 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209133780
Ride #2 on a beautiful day! Called Pauline, then hauled over to ride for a lil bit out around her place. She has such a nice area to ride & is great company! Should've rode home, but Pauline offered to haul me home. Thank-you Pauline :)
Miles to date 1150.24
8/11/12 Brooklyn 9.30 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209556246
JoAnn Houser hauled out from Red Oak to join me for an afternoon ride, she brought her beautiful young Morgan. JoAnn is really good company, hope she'll feel welcome to come out again!
Miles to date 1159.54
8/12/12 Brooklyn 9.74 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209931400
What a fantastic day! I'm not very good with words, sometimes hard to express how grateful I am to have had Terri come out. We rode some, we played some... All in all, a very productive FUN FUN day! Lots of pics~ That will show everyone the fun we had! THANK YOU - THANK YOU Terri for driving out & can't wait to do it again soon!
Miles to date 1169.28
8/15/12 Bling 8.02 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/211215356
Pierce Creek~ Felt like it had been forever since the last time us ladies all got together to ride. 10 of us showed up. Nice cool evening, perfect! Pierce Creek has started to add a 'horsey playground'. There is now a teeter-totter. Fun fun!!
Miles to date 1177.3 miles
8/16/12 TAZ 13.50 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212853153
Exploring new route around Coin. Thought I had found a private lane/road that would loop around, but it DID NOT. :( Could see the road I was aiming for just yards away... But ended up stuck & rode along a field where beans meet up with corn. Still a fun ride though... Always fun riding TAZzy!
1190.8 miles
8/17/12 Brooklyn 7.34 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212853132
Met up with Gerry & Connie at the Nodaway Valley Park in Clarinda. What a fun place to ride!
Miles to date 1198.14 miles
8/18/12 Brooklyn 10.08 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212853108
My first ride at Rock Creek Station for the 1st annual 'ride to remember Renee'. Beautiful place to ride, great friends to ride with. Weather was perfect!
Miles to date 1208.22
8/19/12 Brooklyn 8.50 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/212853092
Quick ride Sunday morning before heading back home. Wish we could have stayed longer~ Fun swapping horses with the Musil boys. Love those gaited horses! Hope to see you all again at next year's ride!
Miles to date 1216.72
8/21/12 Bling 8.28 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213639145
Another Tuesday evening over at Pierce Creek. Warm to start, cooled off nicely once the sun started to go down. Occurred to us ladies the days are starting to get shorter... :(
Miles to date 1225
8/22/12 TAZ 9.05 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213945762
Around 7:PM it finally cooled down enough to saddle up. Sun set fast, TAZzy & I arrived back home in the dark.
Miles to date 1234.05
8/23/12 Bling 10.06 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214931275
First morning in a long while that I've been able to take Bling out for a ride. Rode alone.
Miles to date 1244.11
8/23/12 TAZ 8.01 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214931259
Evening ride on TAZ, warm to start but cooled off. Got back home in the dark. Glad I can trust TAZ to get me home safely!
Miles to date 1252.12
8/24/12 Brooklyn 10.73 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214931253
Pauline hauled over & 8:am we took off! Sun was up & it was a bit warm to start. Clouded over fast & had a nice breeze going. Turned out nice & comfortable. Thank-you Pauline, so much, for joining me! We have some very good rides!!
Miles to date 1262.85
8/25/12 Bling 13.21 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/214931239
Rain stopped long enough for me to saddle up Bling. Brought along my Frogg Toggs because there was a good chance for more rain... AND RAIN IT DID!! (not complaining one bit!) Some people dance in the rain, heard of 'Singing in the Rain'?? I RODE in the rain & loved every minute!!
Miles to date 1276.06
8/26/12 TAZ 13.21 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215453857
After getting 5+ inches of rain, there were plenty of opportunities for playing in the water with TAZ! Water, water (and MUD) everywhere!! ...For the record, Juanita should not be allowed to call & check up on me. She just wants to try & find out when I'm riding... lol
Miles to date 1289.27
8/27/12 Bling 15.53 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215887921
Rinsed the mud off Bling & headed over early this morning to ride with Pauline. Warm & humid, took it slow. NO HEAT RASH... YAAAAAY!!
Miles to date 1304.8
8/27/12 TAZ 7.28 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/215887914
After riding with Pauline, had a bite to eat & a quick nap.(Yup, a nap!) Headed back outside about 5:30pm, hosed the mud off TAZ, then headed out to ride til the sun set.
Miles to date 1312.08
8/28/12 TAZ 15.01 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216353047
Up & outside right as the sun was rising. Beautiful morning with all the fog along the river. Purple Morning Glorys in full bloom routing Team Purple on all along the way!! Seen another coyote & several turkey. TAZ is getting better about not worrying so much about them. Love exploring new territory!
Congratulations to Leigh making the 1000 mile mark!! GO MULES!
Miles to date 1327.09
8/29/12 Bling 17.30 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/216705153
Another up n out riding around sunrise. So worth it! Juanita called during my ride, we probably talked 30-45 minutes. We were virtually riding together & visiting :) Felt good to laugh. Slowed my ride down some, which I think was part of her plan! lol 17 miles, Bling must have thought we were lost!
Miles to date 1344.39
8/30/12 TAZ 19.35 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217029870
TAZ is never excited about taking the 'let's ride into Missouri' route. She starts out SOOOO pokey.... Troy met us out there, but couldn't follow us very far, as he was driving a rental car & I was riding some muddy dirt roads. Well, when he turned around to leave- TAZzy decided to be a bit pissy. She really woke up for the rest of the ride!! We took a different, very nice, route. I love the roads down Missouri's way! A LOT of dirt roads, or if they turn into gravel, there is almost always a nice wide, mowed path of grass along side on which to ride. TAZzy's speed had picked up & that was a good thing, it was starting to warm up fast!! I love getting that lil mule lost! If it wasn't going to get up to 98 degrees, we would have wondered around a lot longer!
Hopefully will have some good quality rides on Brooklyn over the holiday weekend. Everybody have a good one! Be safe!!
Miles to date 1363.74
8/31/12 Bling 8.03 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217398944
Morning ride w/ Troy as company. He wanted to see the pond & old barns he's seen in my pictures lately. Also thought it a good idea to show him the new routes I have been riding, just in case there were ever an accident & I needed to be found.... Tropical morning~ hazy, hot & humid!!
Miles to date 1371.77
8/31/12 Bling 8.04 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/217398921
Evening came & it cooled of a bit. Set out in hopes to watch the sun go down & the Blue Moon come up. Sunset was totally worth seeing! ...No such luck seeing the moon, too cloudy. Bling was a total SPAZ during the first half of this evening's ride. Probably 'my bad'. I had given her a lil extra Ultium/grain mixture to try & help her not loose any weight/condition. She was high as a kite!! Everything was out to get her tonight!! First it was a pile of grass, then it was the windmill with vine growing up it. Took several minutes for her to calm down so that we could move on. Arrived back into town at dark. I was glad to have stuck it out & finish the ride. Welp, one more thing just HAD to scare poor Bling. Someone had run over a 'sn-k-' (rhymes with cake) on the corner where I turn to go up our drive. Was hoping Bling didn't see it, as it was dark, but no such luck or she could smell it?? That was the last straw for her!! 1000 feet to the house I had a hopping/ jumping/ want run home crazy horse! But we made it!! WHEW! And all I wanted to do was see the moon......
Miles to date 1379.81
9/1/12 Brooklyn 8.27 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218288514
Set Saturday aside to ride with JoAnn. We worked with Ruby a while in the round pen & later headed out to ride. Very warm & humid. They only thing that saved me was the breeze! We had good conversations & even discovered that she had been interested in Brooklyn when she was for sale! (Wow, what a small world!!) I think we are both very pleased how things worked out, she adores her Ruby & I LOVE my Brooklyn!!
Miles to date 1388.08
9/3/12 TAZ 12.61 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/218390907
Humid morning, so I knew as soon as the sun got up in that sky it was going to get hot fast!! So I stayed as close to the shade as possible & we took things slow. Stopped every now & then to let TAZ munch on some dewy grass. Chased a badger (GOOD TIMES!)& saw another coyote & several deer. Storms expected tonight, so we'll have to wait & see if I go back out this evening....
Haven't rode past couple days, just too darn hot & humid!! & discovered that Sky has a bad case of rain scald, so I've been picking off thousands of scabs & giving baths...
Miles to date 1400.69
9/7/12 TAZ 1.79 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221674259
A quick ride with Gail & Jan. Had an 'opps' moment with Libby, so we headed back. All turned out OKAY :)
9/8/12 TAZ 5.18 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221674254
Trail Challenge time!! And what fun it was! All obstacles were challenging & TAZ placed 8th! ...Not bad after dq-ing on the Gorilla Obstacle :)
9/8/12 TAZ 3.12 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221674240
Evening ride with the group after the Trail Challenge. Nice Sunset! Campfire time ROCKED!! (Thanks Tammy & John V.)
9/9/12 TAZ 8.60 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/221674233
Sunday morning ride with the Trail Challenge group. Fun getting our 'galloping fix' with Tammy V & Deb! 17.6 mph! I think that's a new top speed for ol TAZzy!! lol
Miles to date 1419.38
9/15/12 Bling 22.60 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/223101147
OUTSIDE ALL DAY, me & my horse, enjoying the cooler weather, nice easy pace.
Miles to date 1441.98
9/18/12 Bling/TAZ 20.51 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/224538700
Lots of laughs, Juanita drove out to ride w/ me. She rides Bling so well & makes her look so good! I had planned to ride Brooklyn, but she had slipped while crossing over the wet bridge & was a little gimpy. (She was walking jut fine when we got back!) So, I had to brush off a very muddy TAZ & ride her. We had a blast & wonderful weather! Thanks again Juanita!!
Miles to date 1462.49
9/20/12 TAZ 21.58 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225156581
Beautiful cool weather~ Just a little loop around the block ;)
Miles to date 1484.07
9/21/12 Bling 6.40 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/225193861
Two hour loop. So nice to be back riding some of my favorite fields. River is low low.... Scared up around 25+ turkey! Bling didn't spook, just looked. She surprises me all the time. Some of the silly things she spooks at, but not at all them turkey!! Gotta love her!
Miles to date 1490.47
9/25/12 Brooklyn 8.10 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/227257763
First time in a while to ride Pierce Creek. Pauline & I left earlier than previous Tuesdays & were riding by 4. It was just the two of us & we did a lot of talking & catching up with one another. Later ran into two other riders, but that was it. 4 riders total for the Tuesday night Pierce Creek group. Rode Brooklyn in the treeless saddle & everything seemed to fit just right. Brooklyn is getting a belly on her.....
Miles to date 1498.57
9/26/12 TAZ 12.33 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/227257747
Beautiful morning. Finished the mowing, then headed out on TAZ. Love that most of the fields have been harvested, except for beans. Time to get out & start exploring new territory!! Ash trees are starting to turn a bright yellow, gorgeous!
Miles to date 1510.90
9/29/12 Brooklyn 7.86 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/227846674
Another great ride with JoAnn & Ruby. Lots of field riding to be done, it was hard to decide which direction to go! So we rode along the river... Colors out here are so beautiful right now!! Thank you again JoAnn :)
Miles to date 1518.76
Date should've been 9/28/12 Opps!
9/29/12 Bling 11.52 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/228164607
Another gorgeous day! Easy pace~ to enjoy all the colors. For such long legs, Bling sure can walk slow.... :)
Miles to date 1530.28
9/30/12 TAZ 19.85 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/228641106
Another beautiful day of riding around Coin. Temps perfect, colors gorgeous! TAZ was a bit of a pistol, so... since I had plenty of mule power left... we stayed out a wee bit longer. :)
Miles to date 1550.13
10/1/12 Bling 15.35 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/229568527
Miles to date 1565.48
10/19/12 Brooklyn 4.73 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236486059
10/20/12 Brooklyn 6.77 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236486047
10/20/12 Brooklyn 5.02 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236486032
10/21/12 Brooklyn 6.32 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236486010
Miles to date 1588.32
11/1/12 Brooklyn 4.76 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/240518570
11/4/12 TAZ 7.80 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/240518566
Miles to date 1600.88
11/7/12 Bling 16.90 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241467989
11/8/12 TAZ 14.33 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241467956
11/9/12 TAZ/Sky 4.62 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241752987
Miles to date 1636.73
11/16/12 TAZ 16.62 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244742439
11/17/12 Brooklyn (according to Corie's GPS, as mine had gone dead) 13.11 miles
11/18/12 TAZ/Bling/Brooklyn 21.00 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244742430
Miles to date 1687.46
11/20/12 Bling 17.36 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245291828
Miles to date 1704.82
11/21/12 TAZ 18.45 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246816549
11/24/12 Bling 6.81 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246816517
Miles to date 1730.08
Opps! Bling's ride should've read 11/25/12...
11/28/12 Brooklyn 2.31 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247646429
Brooklyn's first ride AWAY from home. Short, but ahhh so sweet!! Brooklyn has tensed up on me before when I've tried to ride off on her without any buddies along. I stayed relaxed & focused on my goal & did not get frustrated with her. Just kept encouraging her on, petting her & talking to her. She did a lot of that blowing ' clearing herself of all her stress' after we were a lil way from home, she settled right down. She's always been fearless & I've learned that she's too lazy to expend too much energy to fight with me... 2 miles, I'd call that SUCCESS!!
Miles to date 1732.39
11/29/12 Brooklyn 2.70 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247882254
11/29/12 TAZ 11.58 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247882250
Miles to date 1746.67
11/30/12 Bling/Brooklyn 20.50 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/248256783
Corie rides in Coin! What an absolutely FUN day!! Tho the sun could have stayed out a bit longer, we where happy there wasn't any wind like the last time!! Great conversation & lots of laughs! Keep it up Corie & you WILL meet your goal! Go for it girl!!
Miles to date 1767.17
12/1/12 TAZ 18.70 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/248577864
Tried to NOT let the hunters slow 'Team Purple' down. But today, Sunday 12/2 was a totally different story! Sounds like a war zone out there!! It's been foggy too... We'll see how the rest of the month goes...
Miles to date 1785.87
12/3/12 Brooklyn 14.34 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/249106246
12/4/12 Bling 20.28 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/249460323
12/5/12 TAZ 19.65 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/249925787
12/6/12 Brooklyn 11.71 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/249925766
12/7/12 Bling 18.25 http://connect.garmin.com/activity/250026007
Miles to date 1870.1
12/8/12 TAZ 20.37 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/250306277
One more ride before the cold hits!! Race is on Juanita! ;)
Miles to date 1890.47
12/11/12 Brooklyn 13.16 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251174507
1900 mile mark!! Woohooo!!
Miles to date 1903.63
12/12/12 Bling 14.03 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251385229
No hogs/pigs could keep us from meeting our riding goal today! NICE TRY 'fairies'! Oh... And have I ever expressed how much I DISLIKE wind?! Survived today! Yay!!
Miles to date 1917.66
12/13/12 TAZ 18.47 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251602676
12/14/12 Brooklyn 14.61 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251924571
12/15/12 Bling 8.40 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251924555
...may go back out again today. Had to quit early because family was came out to pick up puppy.
Miles to date 1959.14
12/15/12 Brooklyn 8.43 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/251995136
Good riding today! I guess you can say the cooler weather agrees with me. TAZ was MUDDY, so I chose to take Brooklyn out for round 2.
Miles to date 1967.57
12/18/12 TAZ 11.47 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252876231
Cold breezy start, wish I had packed my gloves. Warmed up & could have rode another hour, but three hours of riding was enough. Really enjoy riding along the river...
12/19/12 Bling 11.77 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252925236
Snow storm a coming!! Wasn't too bad, toes got a little cold. Wind picking up now.... Took it SLOW, as I didn't want to get Bling all hot & sweaty. Not a damp spot on her when getting back. :)
12/19/12 TAZ 13.83 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252983023
Wind, a lil rain & sleet... but we finally made it!! 2000 mile mark!
Miles to date 2004.64
Let me be the first to congratulate you!!! IMPRESSIVE!! MOTIVATIONAL!!! JUST PLAIN AWESOME!!
It was fun watching you put on more than 200 miles this month and it's only the 19th! WOW!!
Congratulations on a job well done!!
Marvel Rahn
12/21/12 Brooklyn 8.00 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/253374281
Gorgeous day! And I mean absolutely beautiful!! No wind at all & temps between 25-29 degrees. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE & ADORE Ms Brooklyn?? She is rock solid, nothing bothers her. Pheasant can fly out of no where & she doesn't even blink! Only had about 2" of snow, so navigating around the fields wasn't difficult for her at all! Had a bald eagle fly past us while we rode along the river. He landed in a tree I've seen him in a couple of times before. Thought for sure he'd fly away, but he didn't. He must be getting used to seeing us... Life is good! :)
Miles to date 2012.64
12/24/12 Bling 13.02 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/254776209
Cold COLD day, that breeze was C.O.L.D.!! Rode this in two laps. Very surprised I managed 13 miles!
Miles to date 2025.66
...WELL Juanita? Is the race still on?? (nudge)
12/26/12 Brooklyn 9.81 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/254776201
Brooklyn, she's such a good girl & I fall more & more in love with her with every ride!! No non-sense mare! & I'll never have to worry about not finding my way home... she always knows which direction home is! :) 10 degrees... burrr!
Miles to date 2035.47
12/26/12 TAZ 9.17 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/254776182
Good ride, TAZ behaved herself for the most part. Scared up the usual deer & a coyote. Even rode up on a opossum. Are they usually out this time of year? Decent ride temp wise, just a slight breeze. Really felt it riding into the N. Burrr!!
Miles to date 2044.64
12/27/12 bling 11.61 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255117057
The only place to ride where the trees actually helped shield us from the wind! Everything was frozen hard & it snowed heavily for about a 1/2 hour. Wind was worse heading back... Called it a day! WHEW!!
Miles to date 2056.25
12/28/12 TAZ 9.84 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255117032
24 degrees, not much of a breeze, but thank-goodness for hand & toe warmers!! Toes STILL got cold on this ride!
12/28/12 Brooklyn 12.63 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255084718
Round two. Still decent & most importantly, no wind!! Used Wintec saddle on Brooklyn & she seemed to like it. Wasn't planing on being out for 3 hours...
Miles to date 2078.72
12/29/12 Bling 5.05 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255562425
Beautiful morning & probably should have started earlier! But I was going by what the news report on the weather & it sounded COLD! A quick loop around, rode up on a hunter.... YIKES! Gave him my huge apology & headed home to get my orange vest & use the ladies room. TAZ was up in lot, so grabbed her for loop 2.
12/29/12 TAZ 11.02 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255562421
Temp was perfect (well, I thought so any way!) No breeze & never had trouble staying warm. Scared up lots of deer & a couple huge buck. Lots of turkey tracks in the snow... My loop didn't go where I had planned, so was out a lil longer... Good ride tho!
Miles to date 2094.79
...I HOPE all the math is right!!... WHEW! I'm feeling light-headed & think I might faint!!
WOW! Okay so I have to ask (but please don't answer) ... did you have to use the ladies' because of the hunter? or because of the cold? LOL
I felt light headed when I saw your total miles. Oh wait, part of it might be because I have the flu and couldn't go out and ride. ugh
Heading to see if Juanita has posted. Cheering both of you on ... and everyone else who has the fortitude to ride outside, or who has an indoor arena to ride in.
What an awesome year!
12/30/12 Brooklyn 4.53 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/256333841
35-45 degrees most of the day, but WINDY!! ...Every mile counts, right?? Rode Brooklyn bitless for the first time & she did WONDERFUL!!
12/30/12 TAZ 5.66 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/256333828
Still windy as all heck, round 2 on TAZzy....
12/31/12 Brooklyn 5.42 miles http://connect.garmin.com/activity/256333818
No wind... YAY!! 24 degrees & NO WIND feels so much nicer than 40+ degrees & 20+ mph wind! Promised Brooklyn only a short ride today. Had to get a few more miles in... ;)
Miles to date 2110.40
It's been an absolutely fun year! Meeting new people & riding with some of you. Thanks again Tammy V. for putting this on. Good luck to all of you in 2013!!
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