-
Becky (ridendurance)
- Female
- Midwest Illinois
- United States
- Share
- Blog Posts (67)
- Discussions (42)
- Groups (20)
- Photos (79)
- Photo Albums (2)
- Videos (10)
Becky (ridendurance)'s Groups
-
Friends of QUEST
5 members
-
Hope, healing and therapy
4 members
-
haflinger owners aroun...
4 members
-
Awesome Quarter Horses!
16 members
-
Saddlebred Lovers
5 members
Becky (ridendurance)'s Discussions
Miniature Horse Care
Replied Jun 29
riding injuries?
Replied Feb 12
Parelli, Natural Horsemanship, Arabian, Endurance
Gifts Received
Becky (ridendurance) has not received any gifts yet
Latest Activity
Sounds very fun to me! :) I plan to help Manny and Major with their trick training. It will all come in handy as an entertainment for the seniors and to bring smiles. I know I will be smiling. Can we teach them to smile? LOL
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 ...
Ahhhhh..., the perfect moment of suspension!
Love this shot!
She is such a beautiful horse! Glad to hear you had a great ride today. I had to get hay stacked this afternoon and missed my ride time. Better get some riding in tomorrow if I can.
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.)
Becky (ridendurance)'s Photos
Becky (ridendurance)'s Videos
Becky (ridendurance)'s Blog
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
New Addition
Yesterday was a big day for the websites own administrator Ponygal. After a whirlwind trip out to Wisconsin on Friday morning a new little mini has come to be loved and stolen her heart. He has a "barn name" of Major Promise" as this little guy has a few problems to be sorted out. We will be getting some pictures up soon. He is a little three year old Pintaloosa. We have hopes he will be a "major" help in our "Missions for Minis" program that we are starting up.
Little Man went on his first mis… Continue
Little Man went on his first mis… Continue
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 9:41am —
Small Miracles
Funny how when you think you are going to help some kids with therapy on horseback you find that you are getting as much therapy as they are..., maybe more. I loved the time I spent with them all. Laughter, smiles and joyful faces all around. I liked seeing the parents standing at the gate and waving. I think my… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2009 at 2:00am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (239 comments)
- 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!
- At 1:17pm on November 8, 2009,
Sherry said…
- Try using sherryleger.smugmug.com and it that does not work use sherrylegerphotography.smugmug.com and click on the link that says my photos or photos or something like that. It would be so awesome if we could train together. I was talking with Ron today after I got back from a training ride in the goethe forest....I have lost my mojo. Can't get up the nerve to do a decent trot speed, much less a canter. I worry about getting dumped out there and no one around. Probably a throw back from getting dumped by pea and breaking bones. Any suggestions? If we don't step it up I may as well step out. On a better note, while I was riding I met a girl here from Austraila training for the FEI hundred at the goethe. They shipped the horses over. She was at Kentucky in all that horrible weather too. It is so much fun riding over there because I run across world class riders quite frequently. Gotta love it.
Latest Activity
Hey anyone know how much i can get for a aussie saddle? it's in pretty good shape, planning to sell it..Doesnt have a girth though
Horses and tack for sale or barter.
I've been finally getting the chance to train horses and also getting paid for it...I am training 3 horses at the moment and will be training 2 more horses soon...The 3 horses are owned by the same person..One is named Cheeko, he is a 7 year old r...
I love his coloring!
Sounds very fun to me! :) I plan to help Manny and Major with their trick training. It will all come in handy as an entertainment for the seniors and to bring smiles. I know I will be smiling. Can we teach them to smile? LOL
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 ...
It's good therapy to be out in the saddle I bet. Just you, your horse and nature. Do you have a pretty place to ride?
Sooooo cute!!!!
Thanks. I wish I could take the credit for taking them. My friend's daughter, who is 17 years old, took these. She also has a bunch of wild life pictures that are incredible. I really think she has a talent.
Mini in motion, what cool pics you put on!
LOL, this is too cute!
I see you still have fall colors there. In Illinois there are no leaves left on our trees. With the weather there you will probably have some extra riding time.
thanks, I need to figure out how to get the subject in the reflection a little bigger. I doubt anyone would know what it was if I didn't explain it first.
Thanks Jessie. I love playing with photography even when my shots don't turn out so great. It is fun.
Online Discount Deals
© 2009 Created by pony gal
