tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post1327012455489496698..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: Today's task...hunting for low traffic gravel roadsJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-26918427284970353632009-11-26T08:58:03.122-05:002009-11-26T08:58:03.122-05:00Anyone interested? I will be posting up a conditi...Anyone interested? I will be posting up a conditioning ride schedule again, with dates, times, places, and contact person. Meaning if you are SURE you will be riding at a given place, time, day I'll put up your ride scheduled ride too in case you want company. ~E.G.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-61384340503378066642009-11-26T08:56:09.748-05:002009-11-26T08:56:09.748-05:00Lida,
That would be AWESOME :) We will get more ...Lida,<br /><br />That would be AWESOME :) We will get more experience on those trails, and winter conditioning at the same time.<br /><br />JackeAll Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-48046480168246301402009-11-26T08:55:11.138-05:002009-11-26T08:55:11.138-05:00Jonna...yes HIGHWAYS ARE THE DEVIL! I have a stor...Jonna...yes HIGHWAYS ARE THE DEVIL! I have a story on that. My first horse was a half-arabian mare. She was pretty buddy/barn sour. I took her out along the side of a highway. Stopped to talk to someone and had dismounted. When I remounted she was pointed towards home. MISTAKE. One foot in the stirrup she bolted from a dead stop to a dead out run. No helmet in those days, and I'm hanging by one foot, and a hunk of mane, galloping at full tilt down the highway. OMG! Someone was surely watching over me that day as I was able to claw my way back on board and get her off the road after about a quarter mile (or so it seemed at the time). From that day on I was totally cured of road riding, and have trepidation about road PERIOD. But we have to do it. I lost a good 15-20 minutes on our last ride c-r-e-e-p-i-n-g along on the pavement. If I don't get it solved, I will dismount and jog her down the road and hope my heart is up to the challenge *LOL*!All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-83727242057388664912009-11-25T21:52:14.352-05:002009-11-25T21:52:14.352-05:00Jacke - I will definitely ride with you at Clark a...Jacke - I will definitely ride with you at Clark a few times this winter! As long as the weather cooperates! I really want to keep Doc in better shape this winter. Last winter he got stiff from too much standing around. My plans are not as ambitous as yours, but I do plan to do a lot of walking in the dark around the hay field at the barn and then some caveletti work in the small indoor arena we have as long as we can keep the dust down. And hopefully I can get some weekend rides in a couple times a month - weather permitting.Lidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180412872582610336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-70851649025129271162009-11-25T10:27:09.609-05:002009-11-25T10:27:09.609-05:00I hate road riding but alot of times, that is what...I hate road riding but alot of times, that is what I get stuck with when I can't haul anywhere and there are only 2 small hills. My normal route I can get about 12 miles going up and back and then taking another road and going up and back.I hate the back tracking but if I don't I hit highway.... don't want to try that... Both JB and I find road riding pretty boring most times but it has also proved to be quite dangerous as well. I never know what we are going to encounter. Most people are courteous but many are just plain rude and seem to try to cause problems. For me during winter, road riding isn't even an option because it all turns to ice...They don't do much with the county roads where I live and they get packed down, thaw during the day and then freeze at night, making for a wonderful ice skating rink. We have a state park about 8 miles from my place via trailer ride that is pretty good riding through the winter so that's my plan. Good luck with your road riding!Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.com