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Becky (ridendurance)
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- Midwest Illinois
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Becky (ridendurance)'s Groups
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Friends of QUEST
5 members
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Hope, healing and therapy
4 members
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haflinger owners around…
4 members
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Awesome Quarter Horses!
16 members
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Saddlebred Lovers
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Becky (ridendurance)'s Discussions
Miniature Horse Care
Replied Jun 29
riding injuries?
Replied Feb 12
Parelli, Natural Horsemanship, Arabian, Endurance
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My cute but naughty little boy. Don't tell Major But Manny is my Main man. :)
What a wonderful gift to Quest. I know there are so many things they need and will put the donation to good use.
Awwww! She's adorable!!
Watched a beautiful dance recital Saturday and helped represent our equestrian therapy center QUEST. The dance company chose us as the non profit organization to donate the proceeds from thier holiday recital. What a special gift to many area child…
Thanks for sharing! Your little Butterscotch is so darling. I like his little wild "winter do". WAYYYYY TOOO CUTE!
Profile Information
- Horse or pony breed
- Arabians, QH and a Miniature Horse
- What state or country are you from?
- Midwest Illinois,USA
- About Me:
- My Blog @ http://dreambelieveachieve-ridendurance.blogspot.com/
I share my life with my husband ( hot looking cowboy in Wranglers and George Strait hat!) and five horses, four dogs and a cat named Moses.. We have a 22 acre farm and I plan to start riding lessons for kids here soon. I have ridden English and Western and done quite a bit of Endurance racing. I am currently having a blast doing Parelli Natural Horsemanship. We also like to trail ride and camp.
- How did you find us?
- My sister
- Favorite movies?
- Out of Africa, Seabiscuit, Lonesome Dove, Quigley Down Under, Man From Snowy River, Monte Walsh, The Cowboys, 8 Seconds, Dreamer,, Sylvester, Murphys' Romance
- Favorite books?
- The Giver by Lois Lowry, Leaving Cheyenne by Larry McMurtry, Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin, Hope Rising by Kim Meeder
- Favorite Music?
- Emmy Lou Harris, Don Williams, Caedmans Call, Mary Anne Kennedy,
Classical, C&W, Christian Contemporary , Opera (almost everything but not a fan of Rap.)
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Dance recitals, Horses and Kids
Watched a beautiful dance recital Saturday and helped represent our equestrian therapy center QUEST. The dance company chose us as the non profit organization to donate the proceeds from their holiday recital. What a special gift to many area children. Several of our kids danced in the recital. S… Continue
Posted on December 14, 2009 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment
Keeping busy!
This has been a really busy month at the farm. Last week we had a wonderful time with family here from South Carolina for whitetail deer season. This week my sister (aka ponygal) and her husband are here for Thanksgiving and enjoying the farm life for a few days. We are having a fun time playing with our… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2009 at 12:06am —
GETTING READY FOR THANKSGIVING
NOW THAT THE 2009 DEER SEASON IS OVER IT IS TIME FOR THANKSGIVING AT THE FARM. THE BIRD FEEDERS ARE BACK IN FULL SWING, THE PERENNIAL BEDS ALL CLEARED OUT AND SOME NEW FLOWER BULBS ( TULIPS, CROCUS AND DAFFOILS) PLANTED AS WELL. i AM HOPING FOR A PRETTY DISPLAY COME SPRING WHEN THEY WILL BE A WELCOME SIGHT. MY NIECE WAS BACK WITH MY FAMILY FROPM SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE ENJOYED PLAYING WITH MY SISTER'S MINIATURE HORSE MAJOR AND RIDING MY MARE JAZZ. WE HAD A FUN WEEKEND AND GOT STALL CLEANED AND BEDDE… Continue
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment
Lighted Candles
It was early summer the first night I saw him. He rode in complete silence and held the saddle horn firmly with both hands. That may have been the night when he first began to grip his hands tigthtly around a whole new world.
What struck me that night was… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment
Simple Things
Just wanted to share one of my favorite photos. I took this picture last weekend when I wanted to save my last roses of the year. I had a wonderful time the weekend before in Hannibal, Missouri at the Folk Life Festival. I picked up these pretty antique bottles for 1.00 each as a donation for the his… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 9:53pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (240 comments)
- At 7:11am on December 8, 2009,
Abigail Orr said… - no just breeches. im just going to borrow courtnis until i get my own i think
- At 7:35pm on November 14, 2009,
Citehound (aka Dave) said… - RE your question about draft crosses as therapy horses. My experience is that it depends on what type of draft cross you're looking at. Percherons can be feisty, cross one with an Arab and you could have a handful at times. On the whole though, most draft crosses I've seen have been fairly rock solid horses. My wife went through NARHA certification in the late 90's. The horses we had available to us were a Dosanko (aka Hokkaido pony), a couple of retired TB's, and a very solid shetland and I think the last one was called a Miyako (another Japanese pony--we were in Okinawa at the time). Good luck with your therapy program. Our experience was very positive for both horse and rider.
- At 8:59am on November 14, 2009,
Jessie said… - Hi, I am glad you have a fast computer now. What a difference!
I am also glad you got to see my fall slide show because I just changed it. LOL!!!!
I had to put horses back on. LOL!!!
- At 8:39pm on November 11, 2009,
Sherry said… - Hey Becky,
I'm glad you finally got into the site. Sorry it was such a pain. I love your window picture with the flowers,that is so awesome! It is very interesting to watch all of the great photographers on that epnet site, there are some good ones there.
About the training...I try to ride every other day, only about four miles or so. Then on weekends I try to get to the forest at least one day and go six to ten miles. It is time now for me to start doing the 14 mile loop and picking up the speed though. The lowest I have checked Bo's resting rate was 28, but most of the time its more like 30something. We can come in at 60 something and by the time I get off and shut the gate he is down to 40 something. He cools off pretty fast and he eats and drinks good. He has no problem relaxing at ride camp and that is another plus. He just gets a bit wiggy on the trail wanting to go too fast and such. Most of the time he is perfect, especially after the first seven miles or so. We are off to a really slow start this year on conditioning due to problems finding a farrier and riding by ourselves. We needed the training time though so it's all good. The Dec 5th ride is out because it is full so our first ride this season is planned for Dec 19th. I'm getting excited already! But you know all about that :)
Any advise you have would be great. I sure do wish we could ride together. That would be great. It was fun back in the day....
- At 7:16pm on November 10, 2009,
Sherry said…
- Ok Becky, I tried it again and if you copy and paste www.sherryleger.smugmug.com it should work. I have a long way to go to get good at this stuff. I am also participating in a challenge with an organization I belong to called equine photographer network. epnet.com I think. If it will let you, check out the thread for the November daily challenge and look for my name. The challenge is for everyday in November we have to shoot and upload a picture.a day. They post what each days subject will be, such as hair, dirt, blur, etc. It is fun and there are some very talented photographers on there. If we are able to hang in there for the whole month we win three months free membership.
How is your therapeutic riding coming. I saw your stories on your page. That is so awesome that you are doing all this. You are such a great writer. Keep it up!
Latest Activity
My cute but naughty little boy. Don't tell Major But Manny is my Main man. :)
What a wonderful gift to Quest. I know there are so many things they need and will put the donation to good use.
Awwww! She's adorable!!
Watched a beautiful dance recital Saturday and helped represent our equestrian therapy center QUEST. The dance company chose us as the non profit organization to donate the proceeds from thier holiday recital. What a special gift to many area child…
Yes, I did forget about the harnessing video. I will make one next time I drive.
Thanks for reminding me!
LOL! I didn't realize you had fallen in the mud.
I thought you were just kneeling down near Major. LOL!!!!
Thanks! :)
I also loved the Santa hats you added to the horses. LOL
Looks like fun!! Gotta love those mini's!!!
Thanks Jessie and Becky!! I'm hoping that my life will get back to normal very soon, soo I can play with him more, without hurting soo bad! There's nothing I want more than to jump in that saddle!!
Thanks for sharing! Your little Butterscotch is so darling. I like his little wild "winter do". WAYYYYY TOOO CUTE!
What a fun time that was. Boy that little Major is quite the jumper! Both of the boys had a fun time and were quite excited about getting the tree. LOL
This was so cute of your new boy Butterscotch and his barn buddies. Can't wait to see him getting trained for driving. Did you forget about making that video on harnessing a mini to the cart? I would love to see you make one. :)
Thanks Jesse, it was a fun day even when I slipped and fell in the mud..LOL
Major was feeling really spunky. He has not had all the experiences Manny has had.
He is pretty! I like his blaze and perfectly matched hind socks.
This is adorable. made me smile :)
Major looks like he is having a blast out there!
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