tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post7448272818597522754..comments2019-12-13T06:53:06.640-08:00Comments on The Great Horsetrailriders Distance Derby: Team 28: Ay-rabTammy Vasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-11133426773833147442013-01-01T14:14:49.604-08:002013-01-01T14:14:49.604-08:00I am done for 2012, thanks TV!
I am done for 2012, thanks TV!<br /><br />Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-41603404931374580462012-12-31T21:04:49.582-08:002012-12-31T21:04:49.582-08:00I know Tammy, the amount of comradery that has bee...I know Tammy, the amount of comradery that has been shown with the DD has been amazing. Thanks to all of you - thought of everyone I'd ridden with before the DD, and this year, during the ride. It's been a great ride and looking forward to 2013!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391629149160982197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-85061741136952080342012-12-31T17:52:29.542-08:002012-12-31T17:52:29.542-08:00Love Love Love your offer of gifting Jamie your mi...Love Love Love your offer of gifting Jamie your miles. The camaraderie among riders has made this Derby even more special. You have probably seen by now that she made it on her own! I think, Jamie, we all rode that last mile with you! Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-8075364374090012242012-12-30T18:02:49.785-08:002012-12-30T18:02:49.785-08:00Oh, lol, you'll see soon enough - I made my 20...Oh, lol, you'll see soon enough - I made my 200 today!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391629149160982197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-72880652260183319602012-12-30T17:51:55.543-08:002012-12-30T17:51:55.543-08:00I meant to say, that if friends can share vacation...I meant to say, that if friends can share vacation and sick days with friends, then we should be able to share DD trail miles with Jamie - or whomever needs them to meet a stated goal.<br /><br />I'm pullin for you Jamie! Love you, you made this challenge for me! (Not that you need them, want them, or would accept them) LOL!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-51027117735135012982012-12-30T17:49:28.857-08:002012-12-30T17:49:28.857-08:00Love ya Vic, thanks! I'm writing to you...Love ya Vic, thanks! I'm writing to you...Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391629149160982197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-21212196691711895912012-12-30T17:43:54.703-08:002012-12-30T17:43:54.703-08:00Wow, all. Bittersweet ride. The weather is going...Wow, all. Bittersweet ride. The weather is going to be dicey here tomorrow, also moving Maggie into her group home, so today was my last ride of 2012. I rode alone, in late afternoon. Rode Deacon, ponied Lucy, as that's the way I started out this year - what a blessing to be able to finish it that way - with both horses healthy, and my family around me. <br />The deer were thick and moving at that time of day, so I kept to a walk, or a dead halt, actually. Rode into the Buzzard cove and shot pics of the big birds roosting. Stopped to get a photo of the 5 deer in the meadow on my way out of the park. I'm so grateful for the year we have all had. I rode 2.32 miles today - and I rode them for my amazing friend Jamie DeJong. If friends can share vacation or sick days, I vote we can share well and amazingly happy days with Jamie, or whomever might need them.<br /><br />I love you all. What a great challenge.<br /><br />2.32 miles today, something over 750 total.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-57694025253742826272012-12-22T18:46:52.628-08:002012-12-22T18:46:52.628-08:0012/22/12
10.11 miles w/Kirk at LBJ Grasslands
Ki...12/22/12<br /><br />10.11 miles w/Kirk at LBJ Grasslands<br /><br />Kirk on Deacon, they made a fine pair. They're doing great together. <br /><br />Total miles 749.25Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-57345006913994833732012-12-22T18:42:30.296-08:002012-12-22T18:42:30.296-08:0012/22/12/22/Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-89962025896717250772012-12-22T18:42:29.804-08:002012-12-22T18:42:29.804-08:0012/22/12/22/Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-67876123469836548692012-12-21T15:05:41.764-08:002012-12-21T15:05:41.764-08:0012/21/12 11.54 miles
Rode Deacon, John on Lucy. ...12/21/12 11.54 miles<br /><br />Rode Deacon, John on Lucy. 32 degrees and sunny, almost 60 when we finished. Hawks, deer, buzzards, 1 roadrunner. We the only riders on the lake today.<br /><br />Total miles to date 739.14Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-56529272400789918842012-12-16T05:55:26.080-08:002012-12-16T05:55:26.080-08:0012/13 8.63 miles at the grasslands
12/15 11.36 a...12/13 8.63 miles at the grasslands<br />12/15 11.36 at Ray Roberts<br /><br />727.60 miles to dateVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-72997302397273575602012-12-09T13:13:35.894-08:002012-12-09T13:13:35.894-08:0012/6 13.8 Blue Trail at the Grasslands
12/8 10...12/6 13.8 Blue Trail at the Grasslands<br /><br />12/8 10.8 Trail to Lantana - 3 Armadillo, billions of deer, 1 hawk.<br /><br />707.61 miles to dateVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-52462822892200692742012-12-09T13:13:10.722-08:002012-12-09T13:13:10.722-08:0012/6 13.8 Blue Trail at the Grasslands
12/8 10...12/6 13.8 Blue Trail at the Grasslands<br /><br />12/8 10.8 Trail to Lantana - 3 Armadillo, billions of deer, 1 hawk.<br /><br />707.61 miles to dateVickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-27530393316263620362012-11-27T18:54:14.895-08:002012-11-27T18:54:14.895-08:0011/27/12 8 miles
John & I,and two of my cust...11/27/12 8 miles<br /><br />John & I,and two of my customers on endurance horses out early in the cold today. 36 degrees when my butt hit the saddle @ 10:00 a.m.<br /><br />I've never heard the sounds I heard today on the trail - stags in rut - had lots of crashing through the woods of great quantities of deer, then bucks coming out onto the trail - only yards in front of us - not even acknowleging that we were there - mouths open and panting, legs shaking (the bucks, not us...(LOL)) then wandering back into the woods chasing the girls...<br /><br />I've never seen the annual "sex in the woods", or heard it, so today was really enlightening. Finished my ride on Deacon, who said " I told you something was in there, mom"...<br /><br />Total miles to date - 683.01Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-27382294960402265102012-11-26T21:35:00.139-08:002012-11-26T21:35:00.139-08:0011/25/12 11.2 miles
Kirk and I on Deacon & L...11/25/12 11.2 miles<br /><br />Kirk and I on Deacon & Lucy to Lantana for lunch, then back home.<br />Ponies were great, what a nice time to ride with my husband...<br /><br />Total miles 675.01Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-18144719076021690442012-11-21T14:20:07.545-08:002012-11-21T14:20:07.545-08:0011/21/12 13.38 miles
Still another amazing india...11/21/12 13.38 miles<br /><br />Still another amazing indian summer day - 79 degrees today, the color of the leaves is incredible. Out at the LBJ Grasslands with my buddy John on Ranger, me on Lucy. Cody the Border Collie was one happy dog on the trail.<br /><br />Total miles 663.81Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-76986811418349308222012-11-18T17:40:45.503-08:002012-11-18T17:40:45.503-08:00I must have been having an optical migraine.
65...I must have been having an optical migraine. <br />650.43Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-81114921628643769282012-11-18T12:03:10.193-08:002012-11-18T12:03:10.193-08:0011/13/12 11.2 miles
11/14/12 11.2 miles
Same ro...11/13/12 11.2 miles<br />11/14/12 11.2 miles<br /><br />Same route, different day, gorgeous rides, thank you, Jesus for this amazing life that I live.<br /><br />Tammy, I saw your math correction on last post, but can't make it come out to that - 623.56 + 4.47 is 628.03, no?<br /><br />Total miles to date (I think) 650.43Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-89104506700423892082012-11-12T17:04:12.483-08:002012-11-12T17:04:12.483-08:00Hope Deacon is feeling better today.
Slight math c...Hope Deacon is feeling better today.<br />Slight math correction ... 623.56+4.47=627.93Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-7091053300606884012012-11-09T13:47:21.684-08:002012-11-09T13:47:21.684-08:0011/8/12 4.47 miles on Deacon.
Short ride, he'...11/8/12 4.47 miles on Deacon.<br /><br />Short ride, he's not ready to be back on the trail. He's looking better today, I'm going to lay him off another week.<br /><br />Beautiful, fall - we badly need some rain!<br /><br />Miles to date 628.03Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-22980451461085748332012-11-04T08:11:10.442-08:002012-11-04T08:11:10.442-08:00That last post should say 4 hours NE to Talihina, ...That last post should say 4 hours NE to Talihina, not 4 miles. Have miles on the brain!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-55923517296028755772012-11-04T08:10:11.471-08:002012-11-04T08:10:11.471-08:0011/2/12 13.83 miles
11/3/12 3.00 miles
Kirk an...11/2/12 13.83 miles<br />11/3/12 3.00 miles<br /><br />Kirk and I took the ponies and the dogs and went 4 miles NE to Talihina, Oklahoma to ride the hills in the fall color. It was just spectacular and I enjoyed my first ride alone with my husband in a long, long time. We rented one of the cabins, and just had a great couple of days...until Deacon colicked on Saturday morning. Thought through my options, then decided to load everyone up and take him home to our vet. He made the trip in good shape, and the vet was optimistic that it wasn't that same lower intestinal thing that had happened twice before. I think he just wasn't drinking, even with salt added to their food. I'd told myself that if it happened again, I'd put him down - just can't justify the expense of those episodes if they continue, but thankfully, that doesn't seem to be one of the options facing me today.<br /><br />Kirk sure enjoyed riding him, both horses were terrific in some very technical terrain. One of my favorite horse camping spots.<br />75-80 degrees both days. Great rides. Kirk also saw his first LIVE armadillo, photos on Facebook.<br /><br />Total miles to date: 623.56Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-22423745772092537912012-10-28T15:50:35.819-07:002012-10-28T15:50:35.819-07:0010/27/12 8.72 miles - ride from the dam north to I...10/27/12 8.72 miles - ride from the dam north to Isle Du Bois w/John<br />10/28/12 11.1 miles - ride to Lantana for lunch with Carol.<br /><br />My friend Carol rides big thoroughbred horses, and there isn't much walking done when she and I ride together. We do long side-by-side hand gallops, and a lot of upward and downward transitions. Fun, fun, fun! Had a lovely avocado salad and a flatbread pizza at the lodge for lunch, then back out on the trail to work it off. Gorgeous, fall day!<br /><br />606.73 miles to date.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236973799754535295.post-20097750131086645732012-10-22T16:25:08.471-07:002012-10-22T16:25:08.471-07:0010/22/12 7.65 miles
LBJ Grasslands today, just b...10/22/12 7.65 miles<br /><br />LBJ Grasslands today, just bushwhacked cross-country, got rained on a bit, spent 20 minutes or so backed up against some big cedar trees while the rain passed through. Gorgeous fall color in the trees, lots of cattle. Lucy & Deacon going good. "Zero-to-Two and see it all" kind of day.<br /><br />586.81 miles to date. Just snuck past Shari Parys...Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720427146969321186noreply@blogger.com