The Great Distance Derby: Gear & Events

DISTANCE DERBY GEAR

AVAILABLE APRIL 2016

We have Women's, Youth, Men's & Unisex Options for ALL SEASONS ranging in price from $15 - $140.

Gear is ONLY available to 2016 competitors.
An Announcement will be made via The Great

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MONTHLY THEMES FOR THE YEAR 2016

JANUARY - JAMMIES! RIDE or DRIVE IN YOUR JAMMIES!
                    Take a photo of your SMILES & MILES in your Jammies.
                    Post on your Personal FB Page if you have one & share in our DD2016 Group.
                    Then Comment Below so you are entered in Raffle for Derby Gear!

FEBRUARY - FABULOUS SELFIES w/ YOUR HORSE & Advanced Rider Option FLAG
                     You will likely be taking more photos of your SMILES & MILES when participating
                     The Great Distance Derby, so early year master you & your horses' best angles.
                     Post on your Personal FB Page if you have one & share on our DD Page .
                     Then Comment Below so you are entered in Raffle for Derby Gear!

MARCH - MARCH MADNESS DISTANCE DERBY STYLE & TRAIL MAINTENANCE

APRIL - LOADING WILLING DISTANCE DERBY RIDE & EAT MEET & GREET & 2015 CELEBRATION

MAY - MAKE OUR TRAILS GREAT! Membership Drive! & JUDGED TRAIL RIDES
           For Make Our Trail Great Challenge join an Equine Organization that works to
           protect, preserve & increase our public trails or provides horse welfare in your Country,
          State or Local. Recommendations provided on the event. If you have others to be
          added, email TheGreatDistanceDerby@gmail.com We are actively working to
           strengthen our Equine Community!

JUNE - DRIVING
(*If ground driving, those miles cannot be entered in Leaderboard but can be entered for raffle)

JULY - SUMMER SWIMS, WADE IN THE WATER WITH YOU HORSES

AUGUST - EARLY REGISTRATION 2017 DERBY

SEPTEMBER - SOLOS IN SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER - ENDURANCE (NOVICE 15, COMP 25/30, LD 25/30, 50, 75, 100)

NOVEMBER - COMPETITIVE MOUNTED ORIENTEERING OR SCAVENGER HUNT

DECEMBER - REFLECTION FOR THE YEAR

When participating in any of the above themes, comment below with:
(1) Date
(2) Location (City/State)
(3) Event Name/Sponsoring Organization
(4) Team Name
(5) Team #
(6) Anything else you would like to share about experience

*Must include all info to be entered in raffle at end of the year for DD gear.
*Must enter comment within 7 days of event.

FUNDRAISING BY HORSEBACK OR CART

Comment Every Time You Help To Improve Our World By Fundraising By Horseback/cart!

For Every Fundraising Event You Attend Your Name Will Be Entered In Our End Of Year Derby Hat Draw For Derby Gear!

Comments Should Include:
-Name, Team Name & Team #
-Date Of Fundraising
-Cause

-Location
-Any Other Details/Accomplishments

TRAIL MAINTENANCE

Comment Every Time You Help To Keep Our Trails Accessible & Safe.

For Every 3 Hours Of Trail Maintenance Your Name Will Be Entered In Our End Of Year Derby Hat Draw For Derby Gear!

Comments Should Include:
-Name, Team Name & Team #
-Date Of Maintenance
-Location of Maintenance
-Number of Hours
-Any Other Details/Accomplishments of Maintenance

30 comments:

UnknownMay 19, 2015 at 5:25 PM
I rode in the judged trail ride. Had tons of fun and will definitely be doing more!!
UnknownMay 21, 2015 at 5:18 AM
WHAM judged trail ride. May 16, 2015. Hamilton, MI Silver Creek Campground. Team #14 J Squared. Great fun. Trail ride with 10 obstacles along the way. Fairly judged with the same judge all day. Planning to get involved so that this event continues!
UnknownJune 9, 2015 at 7:46 PM
Team #33 Taylor Farms: March 28th DD signage Ranch Reining Clinic Niles, MI.
May 16th WHAM Judged Trail Ride Hamilton, MI.
June 9th Drove gelding Diamond around the block Constantine, MI. 3.80 miles
June 9th Drove Lady down the road & back Constantine, MI. 3.04 miles
UnknownJanuary 6, 2016 at 9:30 PM
Kassandra DeLong, Fancy Walker, Team 109
On 1-4-2016 Took a midnight snowy ride in the pasture with my January Jammies' on. Although covered with many layers, I was able to snap a few good pictures astride. Oh what fun :)
UnknownJanuary 10, 2016 at 1:26 PM
January 4, 2016
Team 78 - Treasure A Dun Memory
Newaygo, MI
January Jammies

For the first time ever, I rode in my pajamas. The outfit was a snazzy camouflage shirt and brightly colored lounge panta with a dragonfly print. Cadiz kept touching the pants when we were done.
H. HansenJanuary 23, 2016 at 6:30 PM
Did my pic in my pink polka dots on the Kenai Beach. (Actually you can sometimes find me putting my snow suit over jammies for winter riding). :)
UnknownJanuary 24, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Got in a Short ride around the corn field today. I wore my halloween jammies because they are the only ones that will fit over other pants. Stormy did fantastic as we left all others behind. We saw uncountable amount of squirrels, around 40 turkeys, 5 deer, and was circled for a while by a red tail hawk. All in all a beautiful Michigan winter ride.
UnknownJanuary 29, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Got in the jammie ride at Robber's Cave State Park. Was a great ride. Beautiful weather for Jan. Pic was posted on the DD2016 FB page.
BrookeJanuary 30, 2016 at 4:18 PM
Team # 15 Distance Dream Team rode in our jammies today!!! Also rode with two more gals, Megan and Ella, who were in their jammies and will soon be registering teams in the DD! WOOHOO!
BrookeJanuary 30, 2016 at 4:20 PM
OH! We were riding at my barn in Murphysboro Township.
UnknownJanuary 31, 2016 at 8:09 AM
Team #97 - January Jammies ride took place this morning! I squeaked in on the last day!
UnknownFebruary 9, 2016 at 9:02 AM
2/09/16 Team 32 Taylor Farms MS Delusion Constantine, MI Selfie
UnknownFebruary 13, 2016 at 4:40 PM
Ok, got the selfie done. First time ever, Slider tried to help by bumping my phone. It was fun, will try more in the future.
UnknownFebruary 17, 2016 at 7:01 AM
LOL we got the selfie this mornning! My boy just makes me laugh!

Wynn n Me =-)
UnknownFebruary 20, 2016 at 4:55 PM
Team's
Unbridled Living
Candy Machine
Sweet Lilly
Went riding today, it was absolutely beautiful and we had a great time. Taffy lied down on Lilly and she wound up with a minor sprain, but other than that she's a tough girl and finished the ride. :D
UnknownFebruary 20, 2016 at 5:04 PM
2/20/16 Team 33 Taylor Farms Dueces Wild selfie
UnknownFebruary 20, 2016 at 5:10 PM
2/20/16 Team 31 Taylor Farms Jr, selfie
Little RavenFebruary 21, 2016 at 8:24 PM
2/21 Team 45 Team Simon, Wisconsin DD, Selfie
UnknownFebruary 26, 2016 at 11:24 AM
February 23, 2016
Team 77 - Pine Hippocampus
Newaygo, MI
Fabulous Selfies

Cadiz, Stick, and I did a selfie after our ride. I think trail riding is an excellent pre-storm prep.
UnknownFebruary 28, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Flew a flag with both my girls for the Feb event! Teams 96&97
BrookeFebruary 29, 2016 at 7:56 AM
Feb 24, 2016
Murphysboro IL
Feb Selfie
Distance Dream Team # 15
UnknownMarch 13, 2016 at 9:43 AM
Feb 25, 2016:
team 159 Glowing Volcano AK,
Wasilla, AK
Feb Selfie.
UnknownApril 10, 2016 at 2:38 PM
Team GM Ranch one and GM Ranch two April 7 and 8th trailer loading. Equine Affair Ohio in Columbus Ohio. Horses traveled four hours there and four hours back.
Distance DerbyApril 10, 2016 at 2:43 PM
MARCH MADNESS GOAL SETTING & APRIL EASY LOADING
AnonymousApril 10, 2016 at 7:17 PM
Team Kiche (#181) participated in the March Madness Goal Setting! 900 miles of trails this year!
Amy MApril 10, 2016 at 8:34 PM
Team #42 Quantum Chrome participated in goal setting for March!
UnknownApril 11, 2016 at 7:11 AM
April Easy loading- 04/09/16-04/10/16 Taylor Farms Dueces Wild. We successfully loaded into the trailer both times (to & from clinic). Best loading for her in awhile, no hesitation.
UnknownApril 21, 2016 at 7:02 PM
April easy loading 4/21/2016: we trailer a lot and mostly take all four horses. They were always pretty good. Since in January I only took two at a time while hubby was gone and to ale my mare alone to lessons, they got worse. Now we added a new routine of not only offering hay but also alfalfa, they got much better again. Loading today was a charm!
AnonymousMay 4, 2016 at 3:15 PM
Forgot about my April Easy Loading - 4/2/2016. A friend picked up Team 181 (Team Kiche) and trailered us to a local regional park to ride for a few hours. Kiche hopped right in (despite never having seen the other two horses before OR the trailer) and we got on our way!
Distance DerbyMay 12, 2016 at 7:15 AM
FIRST QUARTERLY RAFFLE WINNERS:
Anna Clawson (OKDD)TShirt
Hara Hansen (AKDD)TShirt
Deb Long (INDD) TShirt
Noel Sherer (MDD) TShirt
Aleda Chesmore (NVDD) TShirt
Tricia Hurtt (MDD) Car Magnet

Derby Day Winner
Noel Sherer (MDD) Hat

Congratulations To All The Winners!
Note: We can see that when you participate more in the challenges & be sure to post here it certainly gives you an edge to winning gear!

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