My name is Keith Kibler. My wife and I raise twhs and mfts on a small farm in extreme Southern IL. We endurance race them against the Arabians. Everything we do is GPS.
Shoot if you want real real proof, here is the video I made of the ride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kPUIs6ramc
btw, I am on the aerc membership committee and write for both Trail Blazer magazine and Fosh magazine.
thank you
Keith Kibler
http://shawneesunrisefarm.net/
1-13-2012 12.4 miles
ReplyDeleteThank you
Keith Kibler
Hey Keith! Good to see you joining us :) You might beat everyone here, LOL...
ReplyDeleteNatalie
Oh ja, team 54 on here... Rolling Thunder
Delete1-19-2013- 21.40 miles
Delete1-21-2013- 12.00 miles
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI took a few minutes to look through your website and your blog. I really enjoy how you write.
Cheers,
Kally
S'nK Team 94
thank you very much. I enjoy writing. I think the key is not taking your self seriously and looking for the humor of the situation.
DeleteKeith
Keith - welcome. We chatted a bit on FB about Shawnee. Hope to get there someday. Looking forward to visiting with you more as the year goes on. Welcome!
ReplyDelete2-2-2013 17.00 Cheyenne
ReplyDelete2-3-2013 10.55 Samba
Thank you!
I moved your miles from the Leaderboard post to your own Team 104 page :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
Shawnee
2-16-2013
15.88 miles
Cheyenne
2-23-2013
ReplyDelete16 miles
Cheyenne-Dandy-Kate
3-02-2013 17.61 Cheyenne
ReplyDelete3-03-2013 6.01 Blues
3-07-2013
ReplyDeleteCheyenne 7 miles
in the dark at 10-12 mph!
In the dark at 10 miles per hour, wow you really trust your horse! Good for you :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
Thanks Diane, it is a part of endurance training. In 100s, which I am getting this horse ready for her first, you have to ride into the night. So, it needs to be a part of the horses training.
DeleteKeith
30.71
ReplyDeleteMar 10, 2013 3:15 PM (13.12 mi)(Dandy 9, Samba 4.12)
Mar 9, 2013 10:15 AM (17.59 mi) (Cheyenne)
3-22-2013
ReplyDelete20 Miles (11 Cheyenne, 9 Indigo)
3-23-2013
13 Miles (4.5 Indigo, 8.5 Sapphire)
3-25-2013
4 Miles Indigo
37 miles total
Congrats on getting over the 200 miles marker!
ReplyDeleteDiane
4 miles, 3-26 Indigo
ReplyDelete6 miles, 3-29 Indigo
17.55 miles, 3-30 Indigo
4 miles, 3-31 Blues
31.55 miles total this email
4-04-13
ReplyDelete5 miles, Indigo
2 miles, Southern Honey
7 miles total
39.8 total this email
ReplyDelete14.7 4-5-Cheyenne
15.1 4-6-Indigo
10 4-7-(2.35 Sapphire, 3.0 Indigo, 4.65 Cheyenne)
23.11 miles
ReplyDelete4-13- Cheyenne 16.11 miles
4-14 Indigo 7 miles
Congrats on getting over 300 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteDiane
4-27-2013
ReplyDelete21 miles, Cheyenne
4-29-2013
ReplyDelete10 miles Blues
4:30-2013
ReplyDelete4 miles Indigo
5-02-2103
ReplyDelete9 miles
3 Kate
3 Indigo
3 Southern Honey
11 miles
ReplyDelete5-07-2013 5 miles Indigo, 2 miles Kate
5-09-2013 4 miles Indigo
5-11-2013
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13;49 miles
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2 miles Kate
9.49 Indigo
54 miles
ReplyDeleteIndigo 5 miles
Kate 2 miles
Indigo 18 miles
Kate 7 miles
Kate 21
12 miles
ReplyDelete6-06 7 miles Indigo
6-05 4 miles Indigo
6-04 1 miles Kate
43.54 total
ReplyDelete17 miles 8th Kate
6 miles 9th Indigo
11 miles 15th Indigo
9.54 miles 15th Kate
Congrats on getting over the 500 mile marker :-)
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ReplyDelete6-22 Indigo 4.1
6-23 Cheyenne , Dead Dog Endurance Race , 50 miles 6th place
Congrats on your 6th place ER :-)
ReplyDelete54.11 miles
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6-22 50 cheyennne, Dead Dog Creek endurance ride, 6th place
15.65
ReplyDelete6-29 Indigo 4 miles
6-29 Kate 5 miles
6-29 Blues 2.65 miles
6-30 Indigo 4 miles
49 miles
ReplyDelete7-2 4 miles Kate
7-4 5 miles Indigo
7-5 7 miles Southern Honey
7-6 12 Indigo
14 Kate
7 Cheyenne
thank you very much for taking your time to do this. If you ever want to do endurance or learn about it, just ask
Keith
Hi Keith. I love reading your blog and I did my first LD in June at Admire, KS. I loved it and want to do more. Planning on doing another LD at Kanopolis, KS at the end of August :-) Oh...Congrats on getting over 700 miles!
ReplyDeletethank you SO much. Endurance has been such a blessing to my wife and I in our "empty nest years"
ReplyDeleteKeith
34 miles
ReplyDelete5 7-11 Kate
4 7-11 Indigo
15 7-13 Indigo
4 7-14 Sapphire
6 7-14 Kate
8 miles
ReplyDelete7 16 4 Indigo
7 17 4 Kate bareback
86.61 miles
ReplyDelete50 miles Cheyenne 7-26
12 miles Indigo Spirit 7-27
9 miles Kate 7-27
5.61 miles Blues 7-28
10 miles Southern Honey 7-28
last weeks dates were wrong, but one of them was 8 days from the correct date to the posting so I penalized myself this week and deducted the 4 miles from what I posted here.
That is a lot of miles :-) Thanks for being honest about your days :-)
Delete3 miles 7-29 Blues
ReplyDelete30.5 miles
ReplyDelete8.5 miles, Kate 8-5
12 miles, Indigo 8-4
10 miles, Southern Honey 7-31
Congrats you got over 900 miles :-)
ReplyDeletethank you very much,
ReplyDelete7 miles 8-08 Blues , bare back at night
33 ,miles to add
ReplyDelete7 miles,8-8 Blues
26 miles,8-10 Kate
13 miles to add,
ReplyDelete4 miles , 8-12 Indigo Spirit
4 miles, 8-13 Wild Kate
5 miles, 8-14 Southern Honey
21.10 miles to add
ReplyDelete17.10 miles Kate, 8-17, 25.4 mph at top speed in gallop
4.00 miles Indigo Spirit, 8-17, night time ride with light
10 ,miles to add.
ReplyDelete8-21- 6 miles Southern Honey
8-21 4 Miles Kate
19.50 miles to add
ReplyDelete8-24, 15 miles Kate tempo ride
8-25, 4.50 miles Indigo
You made it over 1000 miles so far! Congrats :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, fall racing time is upon us, time to ramp up!
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ReplyDelete4.0 9-2 Kate
11.51 8-31 Indigo Spirit
114.41 to add total
ReplyDelete4 miles, 9-06 Kate, warm up
.41 miles 9-06 Indigo, warm up
80 miles, 9-07 Kate, endurance race
30 miles, 9-08 Indigo endurance race
You are cranking on the miles now :-) Hope you did well in the Endurance ride!
ReplyDeleteWell, sometimes you and your mount rule the trail and sometimes the trail wins. The 80 on Kate was a 100 mile ride. She got sore front feet and we were done. Bummer, but she comes first of course.
ReplyDeleteThe 30 was a first time event for a 5 year old twh/std bred cross. She roared and was 3rd first event out.
This is Indigo Spirit
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kkibler/media/IndigoSPiritatLincolnTrail_zpsfc86bef0.jpg.html?filters[user]=354791&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0
Thank you for doing this contest thing. THis probably makes very little sense but my thought after getting pulled after 80 miles on Kate and realizing we paid the money, went through all the trouble and got no points whatsover or credit in my desire to prove her as a 10 year horse was, "well I do get credit in Distance Derby!"
Thank you
Keith Kibler
This is prime endurance time and I have 2 young horses ready to start. The mileage will be strong the rest of the year. (Lord willing) ;-)
You are welcome, I think it sure helps having a little extra incentive for our miles :-)
ReplyDelete27 miles to add please
DeleteSo Honey 13 miles 9-14
Indigo 2 miles 9-14
Blues 8 miles 9-15
Cheyenne 4 miles 9-15
thank you so much for your time, this is so nice of you.
Congrats on getting over 1200 miles :-)
ReplyDelete25 miles to add please
ReplyDelete9-21 13 miles Indigo
9-22 5 miles Sapphire
9-22 7 miles Southern Honey
4 miles, indigo 9-23
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ReplyDelete3 miles, 9-26 Kate
6 miles, 9-28 Indigo
2 miles, 9-29 Kate
2 miles 10-1 kate
ReplyDelete3 kate, oct 5th
ReplyDelete13.64 miles oct 12th kate
ReplyDelete18.35 10-19-2013 Cheyenne
ReplyDelete3.21 10-20-2013 Kate
35.74 to add please
ReplyDelete15.51 10-26 Indigo
10. 10-26 Kate
10.23 10-27 Kate
14.65 to add please
ReplyDelete12.31 11-02 Indigo
2.34 11-03 kate
29.6 miles to add please
ReplyDelete11-10 6 miles
11-11 5.6
11-12 15
11-12 3
4.51 11-14- Indigo
ReplyDelete24.21 miles to add
ReplyDelete11-16 10.7 miles Kate
11-16--13.51 miles Southern Honey
add 4 miles please
ReplyDelete11-17- Indigo
22.07 miles to add
ReplyDelete11-23 Samba 15.02, including rearing and setting up to buck, (wife's horse)
11-23 Cheyenne 7.05
First, thank you again for your selflessly promoting riding in this endeavor. Secondly, if you ever have thought about going to the Shawnee National Forest check out my version of what you are doing on facebook, Shawnee National Forest on Horseback!
ReplyDeleteThirdly, you are so right in that the key to communicating with your horse is time in the saddle. I have trained many horses and ride around 2000 miles a year. Well, often more actually. We keep around 10 horses and many nights find me still riding well after dark.
My main mare , a twh named Kate has many thousands of miles of training and is the first twh in history to win a 100 mile endurance race. The year of her first 100 I had a goal of 1000 miles on her and I rode 1000 miles exactly. The result is that I can call her and she catches me. She then kisses me and nuzzles me and will walk with me. I love the mare. Nothing beats time in the saddle.
Keith Kibler
Shawnee Sunrise Farm
Marion IL
Very cool, Keith. Congrats on your accomplishments and the many miles you share with your partners, especially Kate. You are an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteShari, Team 55
Please add, 20.45
ReplyDelete11-28 5.00
11-29 2.00 Kate
11-30 7.89 Southern Honey
11-30 5.55 Indigo
add 2.18 miles please
ReplyDelete12-1 2.18 Kate
add 6 miles,
ReplyDelete12-3 Southern Honey , 6 miles, FLYING fast
YTD miles has been corrected to: 1474.82
ReplyDeleteokay thanks, sorry for the confusion.
ReplyDelete3.93 to add
ReplyDelete12-14 Kate
4 miles 12-25 Kate
ReplyDelete18.43 miles 12-28 Honey 1 mile, Samba 9 miles, Kate 8.43
1497.18 total to date
4.1 miles to add,
ReplyDelete1501.28 total for the year of our Lord 2103
10 different horses ridden, all gaited of various breeds.
thank you so much for doing this. Of course I intend to compete next year, starting tomorrow!
Keith Kibler
Shawnee Sunrise Farm
Marion IL
Congratulations on your third place finish Keith! We were nipping at your heels :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you. Due to family illness I was about 1000 miles short of my usual mileage. I am hoping for a better 2014. You dont do endurance do you?
DeleteKeith
team 104 Shawnee
Congrats on getting over 1500 miles by the end of the year. Glad you are in the DD2014!
ReplyDeletethank again for doing this Diane
ReplyDeleteKeith
Shawnee 104