January 31st Leaderboard

Here is the January 31st MTD Leaderboard.  

The 2013 Distance Derby is officially closed to new riders.

Here are all the teams in order starting with most miles and ending with newest entries.  

We also have 6 entries under the age of 14.  We sure wish them the best.

For all our 129 riders....May the wind be always to your back, the sun shine just right, your ride be safe, sane and happy, with lots of smiles and laughter and may your horse enjoy it as much as you do.  Have a great year riders!

Thanks for the Memories......

Sunday, January 27th was the awards party for the Distance Derby 2012.  Here is a picture of Tammy giving Juanita her award for ending with the most miles ridden or driven in 2012.  Congratulations to Juanita for spending almost all your waking hours (and maybe some not awake hours?) with your butt in a saddle :-)  We all know how fun that is.  

Juanita Serafini rode 2160.42 miles in the 2012 Great Horsetrailriders Distance Derby and won first place in the competition. 

For all the "newbies" to the Distance Derby if you look at the sidebar with all the Team names and see a *asterisk by their team name, those are the riders who completed the 2012 DD.

Go to Distancederby.blogspot.com  to read about the Awards Potluck Party.  Also, if you get a chance on a freezing cold winter day,  take the time to read some of the comments of the riders and read the wonderful blog that Tammy lovingly wrote posts for throughout the year, they are great  reading.

Now on to this year....I would love to post some of your ride stories of the DD2013 during the year, so make sure to post and send pictures of your adventures to distancederby @ gmail.com.  Remember we are all in this together.
~Diane~

Team 129 - MustangsRUs

I have been riding as long as I can remember, and owned horses for about 30 years.  Dakota is my mustang gelding, and I also ride my quarter horse mare Cassie.  

My daughter just moved to Arkansas to work at a tiger sanctuary so I it is going to be a little different riding this summer without her.  

My husband and I live just west of Pleasant Dale.

Team 128 - Scalebrand

My name is Jocelyn Payne and I live in Jacksonville, AR.I just moved here from Alaska and before that Oregon.

 I am an endurance rider, 44 years old , I have three horses and all are endurance /show horses. One Paint mare and two Arabian Geldings.

Scalebrand Livestock is my husband's Cattle Brand.

I plan on competing full blast this year in the Central region for the AERC and lots and lots of trail rides with my husband.

I can't wait to start logging my miles !

Team 127 - Frahm

    I am Mary Frahm from Amelia, a tiny town in north central Nebraska, population 7.
(I’m # 7)   Not long ago I retired from teaching, so I now have more time on my hands,
and a great little mare named Dutchess to throw my saddle on.   Surrounded by miles of
pasture, I have lots of ground to ride on, and neighbors that don’t mind if I do.  You
know, that’s a great combination.  I put it to good use.

    My husband Doug and I enjoy horse camping and trail riding, and we’re blessed to
have good family and friends that enjoy the same.  We vacation with our horses, in
Nebraska and surrounding states as well.  At home, I really like it when my husband
rides with me, but when he doesn’t, I have a wonderful doggy friend that accompanies
me.  She won’t be left behind.

    My sister issued a challenge to me last year to see which of us could ride more
miles.  I had two goals then:  beat her, or if I couldn’t, at least put in one mile
for every day of the year.  She beat me on miles, but I did make my second goal.  And
who will this year?  We’ll see.  I’ve also challenged myself to ride more miles than I
did last year.

Team 126 - Giddy Up

My name is Shelly Henderson.  I'm live north of Sioux City IA. 

The saddle is the place I dream about and the place I put myself every chance I get.  I've decided to join the Distance Derby (thanks to Tammy) because I would like to see the amount of miles I travel in a year.  This is a challenge for myself to not only ride every chance I get, but to put more time in on my rides.  My horses are my life.  We have several horses (my other half says too many), 9 horses & 1 mule.  Each one has their own personality.  I've learned from each & every one of my horses, good or bad.  I look at each one & realize the progress I've made & the progress I need to make in my Horsemanship journey. 

My adventures lead me to nurmous places... we trail ride locally & take a few vacation a year.  We try to hit new areas each year.  We've been to the Black Hills, Colorado, Missouri & Arkansas.  It's hard to pick my favorite, can you?  We also compete in local events as well... ranch sorting, trail challenges & ranch horse competitions.  I gladly except the challenge of the Distance Derby.  This will be a new journey for me & I'm excited to participate.  Along with meeting more horse people along the way.

 

 

Happy Trails, Shelly Henderson

 

PS A big thank you to Tammy for creating this event, for being active in local riding & writing the stories about her adventures. Her stories have inspired me.  Along with all the information she shares about local rides and trail.  Thank You Tammy.

Team 125 - Frosty

Hi. My name is Shelby.  I love horses and usually ride Rocky or Frosty. I'm 9 years old. We live in central Nebraska. Sometimes we go on trail rides at Cotton Mill Park or practice in the arena.

Team 124 - Newtson

  I am a soon to be retired school teacher from central Nebraska, whose greatest passion is riding. Trail riding to be exact.  My husband and I and our good friends spend alot of quality time traveling to different places, (in state and out state) to ride new and old favorite trails. 

Of course I must also introduce my riding partner, Hoo Ha. He is a 12 year old gelding of unknown parentage. I have owned him since he was a fuzzy 4 month old orphan. We have put in alot of miles together.  We have several other horses on our farm, but Hoo Ha is my favorite. He has quite the personality.  

We also have two Corgies and a terrier cross mutt who love to tag along on home rides.  They don't get to travel with us, because they know their job is to stay home and act as guard dogs when we are away. That I say with tongue in cheek, but they sure think that is their job.

Team 123 - Savannah

Savannah is 4 years old. She takes riding lessons each week. Her favorite lesson horse is Frosty but she likes to do tricks on Rocky. Mom's schedule permitting, she also rides her own horses (Lady and Frisco) with mom,  or her pony Tango.

Team 122 - Cindy C

Hi my name is Cindy Copley I live near Aurora, Nebraska. I have 4 horses and 2 minis. I sort of retired last October so I plan on doing a lot of riding this year. I hope to get to some places I have wanted to ride and never made it, make some new friends on the way and meet up with some old ones:) I also want to get my minis broke to drive and get some miles in that way. See you on the trail!

Team 121 - Short Stuff

My name is Melinda (Brahms) Mothershead. I live outside of Massena, Iowa. 

I love to riding, my Papa had me on a horse before I could walk. With my kids, all girls, ages 3,4,5 & 7, farming and my grooming business riding usually gets put on the back burner. I love to trail ride, check cows/fence and fox hunt. My equine consist of the Mules; Mable a 16hh 6y/o and Jennie a 12 hh 14y/o. And the Horses Jesse 14.1hh 6 y/o appy/poa and Cassie 14.2hh 6y/o Haflinger.

I am hoping the derby will push me to find more time in the saddle and meets some more "hors" people.

Team 120 - Long Distance Rider

Hi all!  Connie Hoge - "Long Distance Rider" - Arlington, Washington.   I enjoy blogging @ http://hogehomestead.blogspot.com/  when I'm not riding :-) This will be my first year in the Distance Derby.

Born with horses in my blood, I grew up in Boulder, CO. Summers were spent on my grandparents farm - where I rode my first mare all over the Iowa countryside.  We moved from Colorado to Washington in the early 80's.

After our girls were grown, we found our country home - with room for the Arabians who soon joined us.  Starting with Competitive Trail in the early 90's - within a couple years I was riding Endurance (1995-2012). Last summer I sold my endurance mare to Saudi Arabia & have "semi-retired" from the sport.

Now... with my 6-year old American Warmblood mare Farah, I'm taking a few lessons in Cowboy & Western Dressage & trying some "Extreme Trail" classes. I enjoy riding & camping with friends, seeing new country & anything that puts me in the saddle! 

I'm fine, I'm Ridin~