“No. I’m not going out of business. I just need to get two months worth of rides onto the blog before the photos go stale…” The above introduction was written in June, and I didn’t get any farther than that! So now here it is EIGHT months later, and I’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do…and […]
Because I was too much of a wuss to venture out in the E-burg wind last weekend… This weekend, however, provided a be-a-u-tiful day! Fifteen riders met at the “Green Gates”/13-mile-marker/silage pits/China Hat trailhead. Most riders had shed their coats before we even hit the trail at 10:00, and it wasn’t long before we stopped
The SECOND Official Club Ride of the Year! Read More »
Be sure to come out of hibernation for this week’s club meeting at the Cattlemen’s, on Thursday, April 12th at 7:00 PM. We can at least talk about spring riding!
Barb Apple Clinic The KVTR clinic this last weekend was well-attended, with 14 horse and rider teams the first day, and 12 the second. About a dozen folks also bundled up on hay-bale bleachers at one end of the arena, to watch and take notes (and pictures). A chili feed both days, and lots of
Getting Ready for Ride Season! Read More »
Well, folks, we finally got winter! Which is a good thing for our summer irrigation, but put a crimp in all those mid-winter rides we’ve been enjoying. Who ever thought we’d be riding in sweatshirts in January?? At our January meeting, new officers were installed: And the annual “Shiny Seat” mileage awards were handed out.
All The News That’s Fit To Print Read More »
On the last day of the old year, several diehards intrepid souls ventured to the Grant County side of The Columbia River for a ride. I thought about going along, but I’m a wimp fair-weather-rider. A good way to end 2011. Here’s to lots of great rides in 2012. Happy New Year !
When God first started creating he made the donkey as an experiment. But He got all the proportions wrong and made a funny voice for this creature, so He kept practicing until eventually He made what He considered His work of art – the human. Now, the donkey had never seen any
How the Donkey Got It’s Cross Read More »
Well, I was buried in It over the Thanksgiving holidays (you can take your best guess as to what “It” was), so I figured I’d better get something posted as we approach Christmas. On December 11th we had our club Christmas party, hosted by the Moose Lodge and catered by Rodeo City Bar-B-Q: delicious turkey
Laughing All the Way Read More »
The last week’s rides have been a little scattered: A few went to the Silver Ridge Prize Ride, a few to an ACTHA ride at the State Horse Park, and a few headed east to the open spaces near the Ancient Lakes, on the Columbia River, mostly to avoid being in the wooded areas of
Well, the morning air has been as crisp as a ripe apple, but later in the day the air warms up, and it’s time to ride! Two club outings that have occurred in the last couple of weeks were well attended, and great rides. The first was to Kathy M.’s place outside of Cle Elum,
“Fall” [as in the Weather kind, not the Gravity kind] Read More »
