My name is Sandra Kennedy. I live in Concordia, Kansas. I absolutely love to ride. This is my first year to join the distance derby. Actually, I had never even heard of such a thing until this year on horsetrailriders.com. I am very excited to try this. I actually have no idea how many miles I put in in a year so I am doing this for myself out of curiousity. I am going to set a goal of 1,500 miles this year because I do ride a whole lot. I have no idea if this number is high or low. I will be putting in my miles on 2 horses.
The one in my profile picture is Cheyenne. She is a 16 year old mare that I have owned almost 2 years. She is an amazing horse. The other horse I will be riding is Diablo. He is a 3 year old gelding that I just bought this last October at the horse auction in Salina. He only had 45 days riding on him when I got him and I have easily put that many more on him. He is starting out very nicely and I believe he is going to turn out to be as good as Cheyenne. I want to wish everyone good luck at reaching your personal goals.
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Is it possible for me to still add a picture on my bio??
ReplyDeleteSure. Just email it to distancederby@gmail.com . Follow up with a note that you sent it. For some reason gmail has been kind of picky about thinking stuff is Spam that really isn't....
DeleteI got in my first miles of the year on 1-5-2013. I had a total of 12.99 miles by my map tracker on my smart phone. We attended the Tammy Kay Zenger 1st annual memorial cattle drive. the group I was with trotted our horses 6 miles to where the rest of the riders were trailoring to to round up the cattle and move them. We were extremely glad that we put in the extra 6 miles because a lot of the horses were frisky when we started to gather the cows but our group of horses were settled down and ready to work. It was a little bit cold but was a very enjoyable day. There was a potluck and barn dance afterwards. I would highly recommend this Memorial Cattle Drive next year for anyone looking for a GREAT day!!
ReplyDeleteGood start to your DD year! Sounds like great fun :-)
ReplyDeleteI had a very nice ride today. It wasn't too cold but did get a little muddy before I got back to the pens. I rode 5.97 on 1-07-13 for a total of 18.96 miles so far. I rode my 3 year old gelding today since I rode my mare on the trail ride Saturday. He did very good!!
ReplyDeleteI rode 3.17 miles at the farm in the pasture on Diablo on 1-8-2013. For a total of 22.13 miles. I rode by myself and just worked on getting him to stop and turn. Overall, it was a very nice day.
ReplyDeleteToday was a very cold day but we had cattle that needed moved and sorted. It is Sunday January 13th, 2013. I rode 8.68 miles today for an overall total of 30.81 miles so far. I can seriously say I am ready for Spring.
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ReplyDeleteI rode 4.7 miles today for a total of 35.51.We had put the cattle in a holding area last night to sort them off to take some to the sale barn on Tuesday. When we got to the pens this morning something had knocked the fence down so we had to gather up cows in the section and sort them. It made for a really long day when we were sitting pretty good when we went to bed last night. Oh well a bunch of them we won't ever have to gather again after tomorrow morning.
1-19-2013 Worked cows and moved them to a new pasture. According to "Map my tracks" I rode 8.68 miles today for a total so far of 44.19 It was a gorgeous day for riding and as tired as I am I would of swore I rode way farther than that. LOL I think I'm going to take tomorrow off...I am exhaustipated!!!
ReplyDelete1-22-2013 Took Diablo on a trail ride. I rode 6.3 miles for a total of 50.49
ReplyDelete1-23-2013 Went for a ride on Cheyenne at the farm. I rode 9.12 miles for a total of 59.61 miles. Nice day today!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my..... what a wonderful day today. I got to ride both of my horses today 01-26-13. I rode 13.67 miles today between the two of them. I now have a total 73.28 miles. There is a chance of rain here tomorrow but if it doesn't rain I'm going to enjoy this warm weather and get out again tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAWESOME day for a ride!!! I rode 6.3 miles today around the pastures for a total of 79.58 miles.
ReplyDeleteOn 2-2-13 I rode 6.9 miles and on 2-3-13 I rode 14.3 miles for a grand total so far this year of 100.78 miles.
ReplyDeleteOn 2-9-13 I rode 4.3 miles for a total of 105.08 miles. I'm going on a trail ride tomorrow so should be able to pick up some more miles.
ReplyDelete2-10-13 I rode 4.61 miles then today 2-11-13 I rode 6.19 miles herding a cow that had escaped. I now have a total of 115.88 miles.
ReplyDeleteOn 2-16-13 I rode 8.71 miles. On 2-17-13 I rode 11.61 miles for a total of 136.2 It was an AWESOME day here today. I rode Cheyenne then went back and traded horses and rode some more. I'm already feeling sore though. It's going to be a slow day tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI went to grade school in assaria, kansas, can you believe that, ride like you stole them.
ReplyDeleteJuanita
3-7-13 I rode 4.11 miles today for a total of 140.31 miles.
ReplyDeleteI rode 11.90 miles today trying to get in a cow that jumped 3 different fences, but I managed to get her back in. My total mileage as of today is 152.21
ReplyDeleteI rode 14.5 miles today moving some calves, a bull and one jumping red cow. My total mileage as of today is 166.71
ReplyDeleteI rode 12.3 miles today with my girls around in the pastures just because the weather was nice. My total mileage now is 179.01
ReplyDeleteI rode 9.4 miles today. My total mileage is 188.41
ReplyDeleteI rode 14.21 miles today. My total mileage is 202.62
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting over 200 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
THANK YOU!!!!
Delete3-30-13 I rode 16.3 miles and today 3-31-13 I rode 23.4 miles for a total of 242.32 miles so far this year. Heads up if the weather stays like this I will be out riding every single day.
ReplyDeleteSorry I got a couple of days behind on posting!!! 4-3-13 I rode 4.90 miles and 4-4-13 I rode 6.73 miles and 4-5-13 I rode 4.76 miles for a total of 258.71 miles so far this year.
ReplyDelete4-6-13 I rode 19.21 miles and today I 16.40 miles for a total of 294.32
ReplyDelete4-13-13 I rode 12.74 miles checking calves today. It was a beautiful day!!! Tomorrow is our monthly trail ride on top of checking calves. I should get in some miles tomorrow. So far I have a total of 307.06
ReplyDeleteCongrats to getting over 300 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
4-14-13 I rode 15.77 miles
ReplyDelete4-15-13 I rode 4.91 miles
4-16-13 I rode 5.2 miles for a total of 332.94 miles
4-20-13 I rode 4.31 miles today for a total of 337.25
ReplyDeleteI rode 14.84 miles today for a total of 352.09 miles
ReplyDelete4-24-13 I rode 21.4 miles sorting pairs and moving them to another pasture. On 4-25-13 I rode 19.9 miles sorting and moving pairs for a total of 393.39 miles so far this year.
ReplyDelete4-26-13 I rode 11.2 miles gathering and sorting cows. 4-27-13 I rode 23.6 miles 4-27-13 I rode 5.9 miles and 4-28-13 I rode 11.7 miles and 4-30-13 I rode 17.8 miles for a total so far this year of 463.59 miles
ReplyDelete5-5-13 I rode 11.9 miles. 5-9-13 I rode 14.4 miles for a total of 489.89 so far this year.
ReplyDelete5-11-13 I rode 14.9 miles. Today we rode 16.8 for a total of 521.59 so far this year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting over 500 miles!!!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!!!
Delete5-14-13 I rode 11.1 miles checking cattle. Today 5-15-13 I rode 14.3 miles checking cattle, sorting off pairs and moving cattle to another pasture. For a total of 546.99.
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know....I leave in the morning for Kanopolis and won't be back for over a week. I will post all of my mileage when we return on the 29th. Thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteGot it! Have a great time at Kanopolis :-) Beautiful trails there!
ReplyDeleteOn 5-21-13 I rode 12.39 miles
ReplyDeleteOn 5-22-13 I rode 17.61 miles
On 5-23-13 I rode 22.12 miles
On 5-24-13 I rode 19.46 miles
On 5-25-13 I rode 12.39 miles
On 5-26-13 I rode 18.22 miles
On 5-27-13 I rode 21.17 miles
On 5-28-13 I rode 14.47 miles
On 5-29-13 I rode 16.63 miles
For a total of 701.45 miles so far this year.
Wow, you really got some riding in on your vacation :-) Glad you are having fun!
ReplyDeleteWe are actually still at Kanopolis State Park but I had to run into town for supplies so thought I'd update. On 5-30-13 I rode 12.35 miles. On 5-31-13 I rode 4.6 miles. On 6-1-13 I took the day off. On 6-2-13 we rode 16.77 miles, for a total so far of 735.17 miles.
ReplyDelete6-3-13 we rode 14.78 miles
ReplyDelete6-4-13 we rode 8.39 miles
6-5-13 we rode 12.74 miles
6-6-13 we rode 11.99 miles
For a total so far this year of 783.07 miles
6-9-13 I rode 17.86 miles
ReplyDelete6-10-13 I rode 4.1 miles
For a total of 805.03 miles
Congrats on getting over 800 miles!
ReplyDeleteyou go girl
ReplyDelete6-13-13 I rode 4.13 miles
ReplyDelete6-14-13 I rode 4.33 miles
6-15-13 I rode 15.77 miles
6-16-13 I rode 17.11 miles
6-17-13 I rode 3.64 miles
6-19-13 I rode 6.32 miles
6-20-13 I rode 4.22 miles
For a total of 860.55 miles
6-21-13 I rode 8.37 miles
ReplyDeleteFor a total of 868.92 miles.
6-22-13 I rode 5.12 miles
ReplyDelete6-23-13 I rode 24.11 miles
For a total of 898.15 miles
6-24-13 I rode 16.33 miles
ReplyDelete6-25-13 I rode 9.3 miles
For a total of 923.78 miles
Get off that horse, lol
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahahahahahaha Juanita!!!! I started off the year with my old faithful and a new 3 year old. Then we went on vacation and ended up staying waaaayyyy longer than intended. I got a horse from a friend while we were there on vacation that was being hard to get along with and was needing some miles on him badly. A few days after getting this horse from my friend, my friend was killed in a car wreck. So I have devoted a lot of miles to this horse in hopes of riding him at a memorial that is coming up on July 13th for my friend. I'm not sure as of yet if I'm going to feel good enough about riding Walt to do it. Only time will tell. I have named this horse Walt after my friend that was killed and that I got the horse from. RIP Walt Gove you will never be forgotten!!!
Deleteoh, I am so sorry to read about your friend. Hugs. You are doing a wonderful memorial just by riding his horse! That is a special memory that you will always have.
DeleteBrenda,
Messick Team 14
yes, pease do
Delete6-26-13 I rode 10.11 miles
ReplyDelete6-29-13 I rode 16.33 miles
6-30-13 I rode 7.23 miles
7-1-13 I rode 6.72 miles
For a total of 964.17 miles
7-3-13 I rode 5.78 miles
ReplyDelete7-5-13 I rode 11.76 miles
7-6-13 I rode 8.77 miles
7-7-13 I rode 13.89 miles
7-8-13 I rode 12.98 miles
For a total of 1017.35 miles
Congrats on getting over 1000 miles!
ReplyDelete7-9-13 I rode 4.78 miles
ReplyDelete7-12-13 I rode 6.79 miles
7-13-13 I rode 23.94 miles
7-14-13 I rode 25.11 miles
We went to Kanopolis this weekend for my friend Walt's funeral. I did ride my horse "Walt" that I got from him and had named after him. He did amazing!!!! I also took my 3 1/2 year old and rode him both days. Diablo absolutely hated the deep water on Saturday and we had to fight him all the way. On Sunday, my friend took the lead rope at the first water crossing and Diablo never pulled back once so the next crossing I decided to try it alone. He crossed with a little bit of encouragement and crossed every single one afterwards. I won't say it was pretty because he thinks he has to jump in but he will get nothing but better and I was very pleased with both horses this weekend. I got up Saturday morning and rode Walt 6 miles to be sure he'd act right while riding with everyone to the chapel. He did ride good but what I was most pleased with was that he stood behind me for almost 2 hours untied and never tried to walk off or eat. He just stood there like he knew he was suppose to.
OOOOOPPPPSSSs I forgot my mileage "total" on the last post.
ReplyDeleteMy total so far this year is 1077.97 miles
7-16-13 I rode 11.33 miles
ReplyDelete7-17-13 I rode 14.35 miles
7-18-13 I rode 12.12 miles
For a total of 1,115.77 miles
7-19-13 I rode 4.56 miles
ReplyDelete7-21-13 I rode 16.28 miles
For a total of 1,136.61 miles
Are you glued to that saddle?
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