Finally, T-Shirts!

Just a reminder to those wanting tee shirts...  I'm still taking orders for shirts now thru Aug. 16.  This is the last week I'll take orders by check; will need to Paypal after that.   LS, SS tees, tanks & zippered hoodies available.  Order info here:  http://www.horsetrailriders.com/p/horsetales-t-shirts.html 

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Finally,  I know, I know… We are halfway into Year 2 of the Great Horsetrailriders Distance Derby and I am just now getting the shirts going.   I think you kindly for your patience.  This is a fun way to commemorate our ride and to identify other Distance Derby riders around our trails and across the country! 

These shirts are available in short sleeve or long sleeve t-shirt, tank tops and hoodies in an assortment of colors.   I have combined the orders for the Distance Derby with those for Horsetales & the Platte River Riders.  You can see all the shirts on Horsetrailriders.com.  Or you can go direct to order information by following this link.  All prices and order instructions are shown.  If you have any questions, let me know.  You can make comments here or send me an email.    All orders must be in by August 16. 

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If you have any questions, email me or enter in comments below.    ~Tammy

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July 29th Leaderboard Update

With the weather so nice in most places, I had a lot of miles to record.  Ya'll are keeping me very busy :-)  We have three teams with over 1000 miles!  Congrats to Team 51 with 1136 miles!

I rode a lot of miles this week, but I also got out and helped trim over-grown trails and plan on doing that again during a Wednesday ride with friends.  I would like to encourage you all to take the time to volunteer to help keep horse trails cleared and trimmed.  We all need to give back to keep receiving.  For those of you who already volunteer....THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

July 22nd Leaderboard Update

Congrats to Team 51 Crazy Horse for leading the way this week.  

One of the ultimate trail riding "races" happened this past weekend.  It is the Tevis Endurance Race.  http://www.teviscup.org/  It is a race of 100 miles within 24 hours.  The winner came in at 16.57 hours on a horse that looked like he could go another 100 miles.  WOW is all I can say!  While he was riding his 100 miles on Saturday, I was enjoying a 10 mile ride with friends.  I'm sure I enjoyed my ride just as much as he enjoyed his :-)  All of us in the Derby Race, may not be doing a 100 mile riding day, but we sure enjoy our days of riding; be it 1 mile or 10.  This week looks good for riding with some nicer weather, so enjoy it while you can. 

 Happy trails :-)

July 15th Leaderboard Update

This is the mid point of July and there has been alot of riding being done even with the heat and humidity.  I have started to get up early and ride before it gets to hot and have heard from other DD riders they are doing the same.  Gotta get those ride miles in somehow :-)  We now have 2 Teams over 1000 miles and another one close on their heels.

July 8 Leaderboard Update

First week of July Leaderboard Update.  Wow, the weather has been all over the place lately.  Sure have had alot of vacation miles logged recently.  Some really nice places that I sure want to ride at someday.  Coming into that "it's too hot and humid  to ride" days, so if you do ride be sure to have lots of water for both you and your horse.  

End of June Leaderboard Update

Here we are at the end of the first 6 months of the DD2013.  Nice that it ended on the day I do the update huh :-)  Here is some totals for you to think about.  So far as a group YTD we have ridden 21,457.42 and for June alone we rode 4,983.67 miles.
WOW almost 5,000 miles with 102 teams.  That is mind boggling!

Congrats to Team 51 Crazy Horse for leading the group this week!

         

June 23rd Leaderboard Update

We are almost at the half way point of the year and we have three Teams over 800 miles, two Teams over 600 miles, seven Teams over 500 miles, two teams over 400 miles, six Teams over 300 miles,  nineteen Teams over 200 miles, twenty one Teams over 100 miles, the rest are working their way up.  Did you notice that we don't have ANY teams in the 700 mile range? 

 I have pondered that and came up with.....nothing..... LOL....just an interesting fact for the first 1/2 of the year.  Happy trails to all and congrats to Team 22 for leading the herd!

Distance Derby Tee Shirts!

Hi, all.  While our host, Diane, is out doing her first LD ride in Kansas, I am sitting at my computer listening to the wind and the rain against the windows.  I don’t think it will stick around long.  It’s predicted to be hot and in the high 90’s today here in Nebraska.  We have our first cutting of hay rolled already and hoping to get more down later this week.  The rain is welcome.  I just got back from a trip to South Dakota with some friends, including Distance Derby competitor Kathy of Team 50 Zuni.  We had great weather and good rides.  I’ve been slowly getting blog updates done about our trip on Horsetrailriders.com. 

 

Diane and I very much want to commemorate the year with a new design of tee shirts and sweatshirts.  Admittedly, we both kind of dropped the ball on it just for lack of time.  But we are back on it again.  I am going to use the vendor that I used for our Expo shirts and know he will do a great job.  We will show you what it will look like before you order.  I hope to get my request sent to the designer this weekend and perhaps will have proofs back next week.  He is always curious about quantity, so it would be helpful if you would take the poll at the top of the right sidebar so I have an idea of the interest so I can help him project quantities.  Prices will probably be in the $15-$25 range, hoodies a bit more.  I’ll probably only do hoodies ten or more are interested.  They can get pricy.  You aren’t committing by doing the poll, but expressing a high interest. 

 

 

In the meantime, Distance Derby “competitor” bumper stickers are still available.  They are last year’s design but don’t show the year, so they will work for this year, too.  I have one on each of my trailers.  You can order them direct from Zazzle by following this link:  http://www.zazzle.com/distance_derby_bumper_stickers-128781451039360889.  They are a bit spendy but that’s what you get with print on demand. 

 

I am excited to see the miles rolling in for the Distance Derby from such enthusiastic riders!   I get your posts in a feed and read them on my phone and wish I had time to comment on them all!  I sometimes have to go back to your bios because I find myself wondering “just where is that?”  You have all taken my on some beautiful virtual rides. 

 

~Tammy, Team 1 Vasa

 

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June 17th Leaderboard Update

Here ya go....the "middle of June" Leaderboard update.  It has been a crazy June with lots and lots of riding.  Look at how close the top 3 riders are!  Congrats to all 3 of you.  Lots of milestones for lots of riders.  Lots of vacations to lots of wonderful places.  Enjoy the rest of June everyone :-)

June 10th Leaderboard Update

Today is the first Leaderboard of June and we had lots of riding this week.  

Congrats to Team 51: Crazy Horse for being our top rider this week!  

Pictures of riders having fun.

Just for fun, I thought I would post some pictures of some of the DD2013 riders out riding :-)  I know with the weather getting better there is lots of riding (I know, I have to   record all them miles!).  Hope everyone gets lots of miles and smiles during the bloom of June :-)

First one is of Tammy V out at Eagle Creek.  

She and a bunch of DD riders had a wonderful time.

Here is a picture of a DD rider out at Big Canyon. 

 Best view is always between your horse's ears!

This the "No hands bridge" out at the Tevis ride in California.  Two of our teams went from NE to CA to do an educational ride to gather info and experience.

This is at the Rocking R Ranch CTR ride down in MO.  

They almost got rained out!

Here is a picture of a group of DD riders at Mount Rushmore, SD. 

 Looks like a great ride.

End of May Leaderboard

This is the End of May Leaderboard with all May miles ending on the 31st that were  posted as of 9:00 pm today.  I thought everyone might like to see what their actual May miles were in addition to YTD miles.  If your total is different then mine, please email me at distancederby @ gmail . com and we will discuss it :-)

A BIG Congratulations to Team 51 Crazy Horse 

to be the first team with over 

700 posted miles!!