Hi, I am Darlene I am 50+ yrs old and love spending time in the saddle. My riding goals for 2015 are to ride 500 miles and to become more confident in my riding skills. I want to be able to be comfortable not only at a walk, but also in the trot & canter. I like playing with obstacles and would like to try some cow-work for fun. I would also like to try a short endurance loop.
I have 4 horses. “Money”, my paint mare will be my only ride from January through April. I bring her to Florida with me for the winter. When I get back to Michigan I will also be spending saddle time on my paint gelding “Cowboy” & my half-arab gelding, “Friday”. I also have a 2 ½ yr old filly, “Pearl” who I will be doing ground work with.
This is my second year in the Distance Derby Last year (2014) I set a personal goal of riding 300 miles. I started recording my miles the end of January and met my goal by the end of October. This is the most riding I have ever done in a year and I loved it.
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ReplyDeleteHi, I am Darlene
ReplyDeleteI am 50+ yrs old and love spending time in the saddle.
My riding goals for 2015 are to ride 500 miles and to become more confident in my riding skills. I want to be able to be comfortable not only at a walk, but also in the trot & canter. I like playing with obstacles and would like to try some cow-work for fun. I would also like to try a short endurance loop.
I have 4 horses. “Money”, my paint mare will be my only ride from January through April. I bring her to Florida with me for the winter. When I get back to Michigan I will also be spending saddle time on my paint gelding “Cowboy” & my half-arab gelding, “Friday”. I also have a 2 ½ yr old filly, “Pearl” who I will be doing ground work with.
This is my second year in the Distance Derby
Last year (2014) I set a personal goal of riding 300 miles. I started recording my miles the end of January and met my goal by the end of October. This is the most riding I have ever done in a year and I loved it.
JANUARY
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1/1 4.21 Palmetto Prairie Kathy
1/3 8.16 Mike’s Canal alone
1/4 3.94 Palmetto Prairie Amy & Sally
1/6 9.22 Barn to Home alone
1/9 3.31 Palmetto Prairie alone
1/10 2.62 Tuckahoe Jungle alone
1/11 8.87 Joel & Edwards alone
1/13 2.54 Tuckahoe Jungle alone
1/19 4.67 Palmetto Prairie alone
1/20 4.07 Caloosa North Saddle Club
1/22 2.03 Tuckahoe Jungle alone
1/23 4.82 Palmetto Prairie alone
1/25 4.18 Palmetto Prairie Amy & Sally
1/26 5.11 Palmetto Prairie alone
1/27 8.36 Caloosa North Barbara
1/27 4.83 Caloosa North alone
1/28 .68 pasture alone
1/29 7.73 Cecil B Webb Saddle Club
1/29 3.39 Caloosa North alone
1/31 8.45 Joel & Edwards alone
TOTAL 101.22 Miles 35.35 Hours
FEBRUARY RIDES
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2/3 – 7.18 miles - Caloosa North – Barb & Aggie
2/22 – 4.06 miles – Outback & Palmetto - Alone
2/24 – 8.89 miles – Prairie Pines – Barb & Mary
2/25 – 1.69 miles – Tuckahoe - Alone
2/27 – 3.75 miles – Palmetto Prairie - Amy
2/28 – 7.77 miles – Telegraph Creek - Denise
FEBRUARY MILES – 33.34 13 hours
TOTAL MILES 134.56
MARCH RIDES
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3/5 – 4.5 – Caloosa North - Mary & Sandy
3/5 – 1.9 – Tuckahoe Jungle Trail - Alone
3/6 – 3.83 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Peggy, Mary, Cheryl
3/7 – 5.9 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Cheryl, Don, Mary, Barb, Karen, Cil, Bobby
3/7 – 4.23 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Aggie
3/8 – 4.15 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Aggie, Don, Cheryl
3/8 – 4.56 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Aggie
3/11 – 1.53 – Tuckahoe Jungle Trail – Alone
3/12 – 4.62 – Pop Ash – Denise
3/12 – 1.26 – to/from Denise’s – Alone
3/14 – 3.01 – Pop Ash - Bobby, Jim
3/21 – 2.72 – Tucked Away Ranch – Obstacle Clinic (am)
3/21- 1.67 – Tucked Away Ranch – Obstacle Clinic (pm)
3/22 – 3.33 – Out Back Trail - Alone
3/23 – 2.15 – Palmetto Prairie – Alone
3/26 – 3.05 – Tuckahoe Jungle Trail – Alone
3/28 – 4.1 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out -
3/28 – 4.29 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out –
3/29 – 11.04 – Cecil B Webb/Camp-out – Aggie
3/31 – 7.07 – Pop Ash – Dee
MARCH MILES: 80.11 30.28 hours
TOTAL MILES : 214.67
APRIL RIDES
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4/4 1.51 Tuckahoe Jungle Bobby &Tucker
4/6 9.06 Prairie Pines Mary/Tosoro & Dee/Bella
4/9 10.76 Bird Rookery Bev/Snickers & Lynda/Tonto
4/10 3.57 Palmetto Prairie Sally/Magic
4/11 6.38 Palmetto Prairie Dave/Joe
4/13 2.46 Beverly’s Paradise Caloosa Saddle Club
4/14 3.8 Beverly’s Paradise Dee/Bella
4/14 6.9 Harnes Marsh alone
4/17 6.9 Pop Ash Dee/Bella (endurance condition)
4/20 5.54 Caloosa North Mary/Tosoro
4/20 4.31 Caloosa North Aggi/Ducky
4/22 1.39 Tuckahoe Jungle alone – last Florida Ride
4/26 3.13 Georgetown KY Joy/Khan
4/27 1.7 Georgetown KY alone
4/28 6.05 Georgetown KY alone
74.51 miles for April
289.18 Total miles for 2015