Thursday, December 6, 2012
Team 2 - Awesome Haily*
This is Haily’s and my second year participating in the Distance Derby. Last year was an awesome year for us (assuming Haily’s agrees). I may not have reached my distance goal of 750 miles but I did reach my first and second goal for the year. I rode at 7 new places including a trip out to Colorado to the Rocky Mountain National Park. And my first and most important goal was to get Haily and I to a point we had enough confidence in each other to ride ANYWHERE alone. We accomplished this one in spades. We even came across a bear in CO and WE handled it all alone.
This year my miles goal is going to be 1000 miles; since I finally got a saddle that is fitting I think this goal is achievable. I have 680 miles in competitive rides planned. Unfortunately my eyes are always way bigger then my pocket book so I am not sure I will actually be able to afford 17 Endurance/ MOTDRA CTR rides this year. But I do have 3 different friends that want to trailer pool so that will help the fuel costs.
I look at my goals this way: I shoot for the moon if I do not make it, at least I am up with the stars J
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2012 / 668 miles / 19th Place
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I love that you set goals and go after them. I am a lot the same way. I figure I am more apt to get there if I plan ahead! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteShannon Chastain I am in the Derby
ReplyDeleteI am goingo to kick your butt, welcome to the derby, lol.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing your miles soon! :)
ReplyDeleteDate 1/6/2012 Miles 5.11
ReplyDeleteMYTD 5.11 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/259026534
Haily's first ride to town very nice day for January hope we have many more!
Oh good, glad to see you have some miles now!
ReplyDeleteYep took tomorrow off to ride to hope the weather man is right!
DeleteDate 1/9/2013 Miles 10.91
ReplyDeleteMYTD 16.02 Horse Haily
What a smart idea to take today off from work it was a wonderful day to ride. Raym found us a nice 5 mile dirt road with lots of trotting and a very good 101 training bridge and just some awesome time with my awesome Haily.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/260143574
Haily and I had a strange ride today our first back to the meadows, she was full of it and I did not have the stirrups on right so we cut is short.
ReplyDeletehttp://connect.garmin.com/activity/268812454
Date 2/2/2013 Miles 3.46
MYTD 19.48 Horse Haily
Date 2/3/2013 Miles 9.59
ReplyDeleteLocation Honey Creek (near ST Joe MO)
MYTD 29.07 Horse Haily
Got to ride with Bev we had an awesome time!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/269483689
Date 2/8/2013 Miles 1.85
ReplyDeleteLocation Haily Hills Near Rock Port MO
MYTD 30.92 Horse Haily
did some hiking in the morning thought it was dry enough to get in a nice ride in the hills but the warm day and the sun made thing to slick :(
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/271043619
First ride in almost 6 weeks been a long time since I went that long. the vet said to ride her about a mile I came VERY close.
ReplyDeleteDate 3/17 Miles 1.12
Location Rock Port MO
MYTD 32.04 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/285179366
So glad to read that Haily is doing better. I know you have been worried about her. Every day will get better I am sure :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
Thanks Diane!!!
ReplyDeleteDate 3/18 Miles 9.94
Location Honey Creek MO
MYTD 41.98 Horse Haily
Awesome ride with Bev and my girl down at Honey Creek a little cold the last 20 minutes but the rest was perfect. Crossing fingers so sore Haily tomorrow!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/285836449
Keeping fingers crossed for Haily!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteAwesome short ride in the Haily Hills
ReplyDeleteDate 3/29/2013 Miles 1.87
Haily Hills
MYTD 43.85 Horse Haily
Hey, we're neck and neck - at least for now! go Haily go!
ReplyDeleteDate 5/7/2013 Miles 0.84
ReplyDeleteLocation Rock Port MO
MYTD 44.69 Horse Haily
First Ride in over a month Vet released her to ride last Friday so let hope we can have many more!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/309455056
Date 5/8/2013 Miles 0.45
ReplyDeleteLocation Home
MYTD 45.14 Horse Haily
Date 5/9/2013 Miles 0.99
Location Home
MYTD 46.13 Horse Haily
Got in two more saddle fitting sessions with as much as we have been down this year I am adding in every step :)
Date 5/10/2013 Miles 0.66
ReplyDeleteLocation Home
MYTD 46.79 Horse Haily
4th saddle adjustment mini ride, planning on a real rid eon Sunday if she is not sore.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/311008286
Date 5/18/2013 Miles 6.62
ReplyDeleteLocation Pierce Creek
MYTD 53.41 Horse Haily
Very nice ride around Pierce Creek did about 2/3 of the trails was surprised I was the only one there for a while.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/314540802
Awesome Memorial Day Weekend at Indian Caves, so glad I ignored the weatherman and went!
ReplyDeleteDate 5/24/2013 Miles 4.61
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 58.02 Horse Haily
Date 5/25/2013 Miles 6.17
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 64.19 Horse Haily
Date 5/26/2013 Miles 9.08
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 73.27 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/318627577
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http://connect.garmin.com/activity/318627603
Date 6/1/2013 Miles 5.00
ReplyDeleteLocation Mazingo MO
MYTD 78.27 Horse Haily
Finally a New place to ride for this year. I was surprised how nice the trails were at Mazingo. My Chiro vet has his equine practice right next to the trails so when he also released Haily to be ridden today we went.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/321365731
Date 6/9/2013 Miles 9.31
ReplyDeleteLocation Honey Creek
MYTD 87.58 Horse Haily
Nice ride with Bev at Honey Creek
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/325539865
I am posting 2 rides one of rht e14 and the 15th. On Saturday I rode at home a VERY short ride since my OLD Rottie wanted to go. And then Sunday went with Bev to Mozingo near Maryville MO.
ReplyDeleteDate 06/14/13 Miles 1.78
Location Haily Hills
MYTD 89.36 Horse Haily
Date 6/15/13 Miles 10.62
Location Mosingo
MYTD 99.98 Horse Haily
Guess I should have ridden around just a tad longer and got to my 100 miles!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/329020471
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/328170374
Hey Shannon! I'm at 105 miles! all my little bitty rides are totaling up :-) I am disappointed that my woods trails are pretty short for now - lots of low land flooded the trails but once that drains it should almost double my available route. Meanwhile the trailer search between my barn-mate and I continues.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you and Awesome Haily are right behind me!
I am increasing slowly each week trying to strengthen her back. We got in almost twelve Saturday and had plans for more today but the weather had other ideas. Hope to gt into conditioning mode soon. I am fighting the "weather/rain" here at home too I got the meadows to ride but I have to be able to get to them though the deep ditch. So the race is on :)
DeleteDate 6/22/13 Miles 11.22
ReplyDeleteLocation Indian Caves
MYTD 111.20 Horse Haily
I was hoping to get in more miles today but the weather god had other ideas glad we got in a nice ride on Saturday.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/331720704
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/331720725
Yay Shannon you got over 100 miles and I am so glad Haily is doing so well, see you at a CTR or ER sometime soon :-)
ReplyDeleteHope so Diane! She was a little sore on Sunday morning but it was gone by Sunday evening :)
Deleteanother awesome weekend at the caves with my Awesome Haily :) June 29th and 30th.
ReplyDeletemiles Elevation
4.51 523
3.26 333
6.64 1067
14.41 1923
125.61 YTD
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/335646831
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/335646916
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/335646950
I was VERY sick last weekend but we made up for it this week 2 days at Mozingo near Maryville MO than a day with Bev at Honey Creek near Fillmore MO
ReplyDeleteDate 7/12/13 Miles 6.58
Location Mozingo MO
MYTD 132.19 Horse Haily
Date 7/13/13 Miles 6.87
Location Mozingo MO
MYTD 139.06 Horse Haily
Date 7/14/13 Miles 13.74
Location Honey Creek MO
MYTD 152.80 Horse Haily
Date 7/21/13 Miles 7.89
ReplyDeleteLocation Pierce Creek
MYTD 160.69 Horse Haily
Date 7/21/13 Miles 9.11
Location pierce creek
MYTD 169.80 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/346304578
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/346304591
I'm getting close to you again! lol
ReplyDeleteThis is fun!
3 AWESOME loops at the Caves last one with Bev
ReplyDeleteDate 7/27/13 Miles 6.13
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 175.93 Horse Haily
Date 7/27/13 Miles 6.20
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 182.13 Horse Haily
Date 7/28/13 Miles 17.77
Location Indian Caves
MYTD 199.90 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/349920601
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/349920614
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/349920625
Date 8/3/13 Miles 3.15
ReplyDeleteLocation Home
MYTD 203.05 Horse Haily
Date 8/4/2013 Miles 7.67
Location Nodaway Valley
MYTD 210.72 Horse Haily
Date 8/4/2013 Miles 5.70
Location Hacklebarney
MYTD 216.42 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/353651717
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/353651757
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/353651779
Date 8/10/13 Miles 6.70
ReplyDeletePerry lake KS
MYTD 223.12 Horse Haily
Date 8/11/13 Miles 14.05
Perry lake KS
MYTD 237.17 Horse Haily
Great weekend at Perry such challenging trails
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/357485732
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/357485719
Date 8/17/13 Miles 5.87
ReplyDeleteHoney Creek
MYTD 243.04 Horse Haily
Short loop at Honey just Haily and I she was sore on Sunday morning so I had to cancel my plans to go on to Smithville to ride with friends.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/361363702
Date 8/30/13 Miles 4.41
ReplyDeleteLocation Haily Hills
MYTD 247.45 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/368280265
Date 9/2/2013 Miles 6.38
ReplyDeleteLocation Waubonsie
MYTD 253.83 Horse Haily
Nice ride around Waubonsie the trails are open and awesome!
Date 9/7/2013 Miles 8.80
ReplyDeleteLocation Branched Oak
MYTD 262.63 Horse Haily
Date 9/8/2013 Miles 7.91
Location Branched Oak
MYTD 270.54 Horse Haily
having issue with my GPS downloading but I was able to go look in the history for the miles
First day was the Trail Challenge second day was the same loop kinda taking down ribbons
Short ride trying out a new panel onthe saddle
ReplyDeleteDate 9/14/13 Miles 2.29
Haily Hills Rodk port
MYTD 272.83 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/375756128
First full day at Pineville MO I do not have access to my spreadsheet so it will look a little different.
ReplyDelete4.68 miles
Year to date 277.51
2nd day at Pineville:
ReplyDelete9.53
year to date
287.04
Last Ride at Pineville haily was sore from Monday until today so we did the easy river loop
ReplyDelete3.66 miles
YTD miles 290.60
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ReplyDeleteI added the last entry wrong should have ended up 290.70. Todays baby ride:
ReplyDeleteDate 10/7/13 Miles 1.57
Haily Hills
MYTD 292.27 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/387382956
AWESOME weekend at the Caves!!
ReplyDeleteDate 10/12/13 Miles 4.77
Indian Cave
MYTD 297.04 Horse Haily
Date 10/13/13 Miles 9.58
Indian Caves
MYTD 306.62 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/390151330
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/390151351
Congrats on getting over 300 miles! So cool seeing you at the Caves :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane!
ReplyDeleteVERY nice weekend for riding!!
ReplyDeleteDate 10/19/13 Miles 2.45
Pearch Creek
MYTD 309.07 Horse Haily
Date 10/20/13 Miles 9.48
Waubonsie
MYTD 318.55 Horse Haily
Awesome weekend for riding hit 2 parks again this weekend
ReplyDeleteDate 10/26/13 Miles 8.11
Indain Caves
MYTD 326.66 Horse Haily
Date 10/27/13 Miles 8.95
Honey Creek
MYTD 335.61 Horse Haily
Awesome weekend at Brushy Creek at an AERC ride I only pleasure rode and did a lot of visiting with Distance buddies got in just over 20 miles without a sore back. We are shooting for the Admire ride a in few weeks if she says unsore :)
ReplyDeleteDate 11/1/13 Miles 6.75
Brushy Creek Iowa
MYTD 342.36 Horse Haily
Date 11/2/13 Miles 12.28
Brushy Creek Iowa
MYTD 354.64 Horse Haily
Date 11/3/13 Miles 1.96
Brushy Creek Iowa
MYTD 356.60 Horse Haily
Date 11/10/13 Miles 3.15
ReplyDeleteMYTD 359.75 Horse Haily
Date 11/16/13 Miles 17.00
MYTD 376.75 Horse Haily
second ride3 was the first loop of an Endurance ride we had a tired horse boot failure and I thought Haily was sore. We would have had to do the last 10 miles in just over an hour so we did a ride option pull.
Nice ride on my Awesome Haily not sure what I did to deserve her! Date 11/24/13 Miles 7.82
ReplyDeleteCooper Road
MYTD 384.57 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/408457044
Raym dropped me off south of town and I rode home :)
ReplyDeleteDate 11/27/13 Miles 6.44
MYTD 391.01 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/409532176
We got to 400 miles :) Nice ride at Pierce Creek, Haily and I had the whole park to ourselves!
ReplyDeleteDate 11/29/13 Miles 9.21
MYTD 400.22 Horse Haily
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/410170399
Congrats on getting to 400 miles!!!
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