I can honestly say, this PICTURE is WORTH 1000 words and YEARS of learning, here’s Sandman and I walking into the 4th place finish at the Lead Follow 50-mile ride last weekend. I always dismount 50 yards out from the finish, loosen and drop the girth and take his bit out so he can relax…
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100 miles in back-to-back 50 mile rides!
WOW, WOW, and just WOW, Sandman had an amazing “breakthrough” weekend as we completed 100 miles in back-to-back 50 mile rides this weekend at the White Tango in northern Arizona. We finished 10th on Friday and then riding against fresh horses on Saturday, we improved our time and finished 5th with all A’s on his…
The Grand Canyon XP Endurance event!
We had a GREAT weekend at the Grand Canyon XP Endurance event, riding with good friends, Mary Jane and Tracy out on the trail and then spending time in camp catching up with our ZONIE crew and meeting new riders, who come to this “one of a kind” event from all over the country. These…
SUMMER at Promise Ranch!
WHEW, SUMMER is definitely here at Promise Ranch and as you can imagine, June is really HOT and humid with monsoon season on the horizon, so it’s a great time to look back and then regroup and make plans for our activities this Fall and the upcoming ride season. In the summer, we try to…
WHAT a ride we had at the Cinders Nighttime Event!
WOOHOO, we finished 2nd and WHAT a ride we had at the Cinders Nighttime Event, we rode hard but with intentionality, strategy, and focus and it was exhilarating. For those who might read this but aren’t riders, there’s a LOT that goes into a fast finish. In our sport, you ride some rides, and “To…
NIGHT RIDE weekend with our Arizona Endurance Ride Club
Fun NIGHT RIDE weekend with our Arizona Endurance Ride Club and my friend Ashley and her girl Libby. The club did a learning event with a workshop for new night riders and then different teams of horses rode out into the park at sunset all lit up with glow sticks and headlamps on a trail…
50 mile Lead Follow Bumble Bee Ranch event!
WOW, just WOW, no other way to describe what a great ride weekend Mr. Sandman and I had doing the 50 mile Lead Follow Bumble Bee Ranch event. This is a beautiful and historic working cattle ranch north of Phoenix that doubles as an event facility and for those who’d like to visit, Google the…
GREAT ride at the Old Pueblo Endurance event!
Mr. Sandman and I had a GREAT ride last weekend as we completed another 50 miles in very rough undulating terrain at the Old Pueblo Endurance event. When I got home, a friend asked, “what is endurance riding?” So in an effort to describe this unique sport, I draw upon this very succinct quote I…
Sandman’s 50 mile 10th place finish!
Sandman REALLY humped it and he REALLY earned his 50-mile 10th place finish at the Land of the Sun ride this past weekend. This was a super fun ride over really challenging terrain in sketchy weather, and for this reason, I call it the “ride of attrition” as teams dropped out along the way on…
35 years, a really LONG time since The Long Ride
WOW, 35 years is a really LONG time, as evidenced in these photos, and for context, the pic above is Sandman and I this past weekend at the Tonto 50-mile ride and on one below is Sea Ruler and I in 1989, on a road in Ohio riding across America heading east into West Virginia….