My name is Syndi and I live in Grandview Washington. I own several horses, some that are retired. I ride my horse, Cactus Jack Splash, most of the time now that he has recovered from a catastrophic injury.
I started riding when I was 3 years old, I am 53 now. My horsemanship is a constant work in progress. I have many teachers to help me besides Jack; Sir Darby, The Mighty Q, and Bohannan's Rhapsody. I am looking forward to many great horse adventures with new and old friends.
Thanks for including Team DOR.
Read about Cactus Jack Splash and his DOR at http://journeysofcactusjack.blogspot.com/
Life isn't about waiting out the storm, it is about learning to dance in the rain.
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2012 / 313.23 Miles / 32nd Place
Syndi, I am LOL reading Cactus Jack Splash's blog! But I don't think I will let Logen read it. It has the "T" word all over it and she thinks I'm stingy with treats and I share them with the old fellas at the barn (shh....) Artful Path #103
ReplyDeleteI am still laughing I just found out last night what DOR stands for.
ReplyDeleteWell Jack is right, I am truly a DOR! I started posting miles on the old board and noticed nothing was changing. Luckily the event manager located me in cyberspace and directed me to the right place. So I am starting from scratch this week. Jack informed me that he was NOT working any extra to make up for my stupidity-so there!
ReplyDeleteI rode 10 miles in the arena on the 2nd and 5 more on the 3rd helping a friend work on her drill team routine. I like arena miles they are easy to figure out, but Jack would rather be on the trail climbing mountains or moving cows.
We did another 5 miles on the 4th. We are working getting legged up for a cowboy dressage clinic the middle of this month.
Jack may not be willing to help make up for my mistake, but he is working hard to get ready to show off.
Happy miles to all of you!
I found your posts on the other site. Since you did post, you will get credit. I'll send them over to Diane.
ReplyDeleteHere are Syndi's miles that were posted on her other bio page. Honest mistake and posted in the right time frame.
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Today Jack and I rode 2.75 miles working with a friend on her quadrail routine. He even carried the flag for a bit
February 9, 2013 at 4:27 PM
Cactus Jack Splash said...
Ysterday I rode Boogie for just a mile...not much distance but it is the first time we have ridden bareback
February 17, 2013 at 10:53 AM
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Thank you for doing that Tammy.
ReplyDeleteWell today Boogie and I made 5 miles in the arena. We worked on an entry level dressage pattern in hopes that we won't look too silly next weekend at the cowboy dressage clinic. Tomorrow we will be working with our friend on her drill routine.
I do not know why my March 7 post posted under LHCasino, that is an old board name...but it is me.
ReplyDeleteSo today Jack and I rode with several friends having a quadrille practice. We covered 5.2 miles and had lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteThe 14th Jack and I rode 15 miles getting ready for our two day clinic. We rode another 5 today. I think we are both in good enough shape to not get too sore or tired working for the next two days.
ReplyDeleteSunday the 17th we rode a total of 10 miles during our clinic and Monday we rode 8.7 miles. Jack did a stellar job and we had fun.
ReplyDeleteFriday 3/29/13 rode 2.3 miles with a couple that I was counseling on horseback, amazing how horses help with people who are having a hard time communicating.
ReplyDeleteYesterday rode 3.2 miles on Jack while we worked on cowboy dressage.
Busy month without much horse time...
ReplyDeleteTodaywas the first day that I had plenty of time to ride. I rode the icelandic, Tahkoe, first. Boy can she cover ground with her tolt, she did 11.2 miles in the arena without breaking a sweat or slowing down. I rode my husbands little filly for only .5 miles, just to get her ready for him to ride.
Got to go to Sun Mountain and help wrangle rides. The weather was great. I rode a horse named Raven to help get her ready for guests. We covered 12.4 miles on Saturday and 9.3 on Sunday leading guests through the routes. Raven is like the engergizer bunny and loves the trails
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting over the 100 mile mark :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, it feels good!
DeleteSpent another weekend wrangling rides at Sun Mountain. I rode Raven on Saturday and we covered 15.6 miles. On Sunday I got to ride Lucky again, a large clysdale cross that I broke to ride for them last summer, we covered 9.3 miles. Hard to head home after so much fun.
ReplyDeleteSchool ended on the 7th and I headed straight up to the mountain to help with several large rides. The 7th we traveled 3.1 miles on the loop. The 8th of June we covered 15.6 miles on the loop trails and another 4.75 for the dinner ride. Sunday the energizer bunny carried me 9.3 miles on the loop rides before I headed home. It was a wonderful weekend
ReplyDeleteGot to spend another grand weekend at Sun Mountain. Friday the 14th we did 4.75 miles for the dinner ride. Saturday we did 15.6 miles on the loop trails with 4.75 miles for another dinner ride. We started Sunday morning with 4.75 miles for the breakfast ride. We did a late morning loop ride of 3.1 miles and then Raven and I took a break. The afternoon beckoned, so Raven and I went out all on our own...we rode the dinner loop of 4.75 miles, the first solo trail ride I have done since I was 19 years-old.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your first solo ride! AND congrats on getting over 200 miles!
ReplyDeleteGot to go to the mountain this week. On Thursday rode 25.2 miles on trails that were new to me and 4.75 for the dinner ride. Friday was a short day and I rode 6.2 miles. It was a hot, dusty, wonderful two days
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ReplyDeleteGreat time at the mountain. Managed to get in 3 miles Friday night when I got there. 14 miles on Saturday and 12 on Sunday bfore coming home. It was extra wonderful because I took Boogie with me.
ReplyDeleteAugust 27, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Took the grandkids on a trail ride on Saturday and Sunday, both were short 5 mile rides. Today I got in 10 miles on a solo ride.
ReplyDelete15 miles total for a weekend of rest isn't too bad.
Boogie and I covered 6 miles during drill practice on Thursday. On Friday I headed to the mountain to wrangle rides. Had another wonderful prefall weekend at the mountain again. Fourteen miles on Saturday and 12 miles on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting over 300 miles!
ReplyDeleteThe 10th saw us covering 6 miles for drill practice. I skipped work for the afternoon when a friend surprised me with a visit all the way from Arkansas. We went out to ride along the river and covered 10 miles and had a super good time.
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