Jul 25, 2010 | Patti's Blog
I’m the sort of girl, I’ve been told, who needs a project. I was pleasantly surprised to have a couple of friends tell me they’d been checking in on the blog and were surprised to see I hadn’t been posting. Getting two horses through a 100 mile ride = project. That...
Jul 3, 2010 | Patti's Blog
It’s a long one, ladies and gentlemen. All photos by Rachel Lodder. Rarely does one get through a 100 without some bit of misadventure, but we had more than our fair share at the Canadian National Championship 100. All in all, we still had a magical time! Rachel and...
Jun 27, 2010 | Patti's Blog
For years now, my horses and I have been getting myofascial release treatments from Doris Halstead, who wrote the book Symmetry in Motion and has also written Release the Potential and released a DVD. Lucky for us, Doris has been a local gal, a physical therapist who...
Jun 25, 2010 | Patti's Blog
… for various items needed for next week. Gatorade jelly beans, and electrolyte tablets and glowsticks and such. And wine, of course. For AFTER the ride. Was tempted to buy champagne but thought it might jinx us. The biggest news, however, is the weather, which is...
Jun 24, 2010 | Patti's Blog
I love it when a plan comes together … And so far, so good. Yesterday did a 3 or 4 fast, hilly heat acclimation ride on both boys. This involved tacking up when it was muggy and hot, then going as fast as we needed to go (and then some) to stay ahead of the...
Jun 22, 2010 | Patti's Blog
… like I always do when I’m prepping for a 100. This morning I was wide awake at 4 a.m., making mental lists and thinking of the dozens of things I have to do before and during that ride. I believe firmly that the difference between riding 50 miles and riding 100...
