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.
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2013 / 557.04 Miles / 30th Place
Connie - I just realized you are Mikes mom! I am married to Troy Anderson, what a small world!
ReplyDeleteJanuary 12, 2014
ReplyDeleteNimrod 6.33 miles
Hoo Ha 4.96 miles
Had to get three cows in from neighbors, so decided to ride both horses since they were in.
11.29 total miles
January 20, 2014
ReplyDeleteHoo Ha 5.54 miles
Buster 4.71 miles
Beautiful day to ride. Had to bring in a cow calf pair and heifer after dinner, so continued riding after that chore was done. Warm, yet windy.
10.25 miles
21.54 total miles
January 26, 2014
ReplyDeleteHoo Ha 9.27 miles
Decided to ride in the a.m. as strong winds were predicted as the day progressed. They were right. Windy but nice riding.
30.81 total miles
February 22-23, 2014
ReplyDeleteSat. Hoo Ha 11.07
Sat. Buster 6.74
Sun. Buster 7.38
25.19 miles for the weekend
Morning snow kept me from riding Sunday a.m. Was all melted by afternoon so I decided to ride before turning horses out for the week. Both days were somewhat breezy and cold, but nothing like the cold I rode in over Christmas vacation!
56.00 total miles
March 9, 2014
ReplyDeleteVery warm sunny, but windy afternoon. Temp was lower 70's. Big grass fire over 20 miles north (Comstock). Huge billowing smoke cloud. Nebraska had several big fires this afternoon.
Hoo Ha 4.67
Buster 4.87
65.54 total miles
March 10, 2014
ReplyDeleteAnother warm sunny day in the low 70's. Left the yard around 5:00. Had a lazy enjoyable ride. Just what I needed after a "sort of'" stressful day in the classroom. Watched a beautiful sunset.
Buster 6.76 miles
72.30 total miles
March 14,2014
ReplyDeleteVacation day from school. Beautiful day to be home and of course ride. High 60's.
Hoo Ha 7.23 miles
March 15, 2014
Saturday. My longtime friend Wendy Charlton from Pleasant Dale came back home to Loup City where she still keeps her horses. It was a windy, chilly day, but we rode anyway. Her pastures west of town are outstanding to ride. Rugged cedar filled canyons...great! Because of the cold wind, we did cut our ride short. Enjoyed the rest of the afternoon road tripping around the neighborhood and a quick sandwich at Sportsman's before she headed back home.
Hoo Ha 5.89 miles
85.42 total miles
March 16, 2014
ReplyDeleteWarmer today than it was Saturday. Decided to ride the 'old Nimrod today.
6.58 miles
92 total miles
March 30, 2014
ReplyDeleteBeautiful day for riding. Glad I rode today instead of yesterday when it was so windy and chilly.
Hoo Ha 10.33 miles
102.33 total miles
Congrats on getting over 100 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteApril 5, 2014
ReplyDeleteCold windy Saturday, but rode anyway. My good friend from South Carolina was back in NE for a visit and spent two days at our place. She really wanted to ride the tree free hills of NE, so we did. We did stay in a lot of draws because of the chilly 25-30 mph wind. Cut our ride short.
Hoo Ha and Buster
4.47 miles
March 6, 2014
Beautiful day today to ride. Marjean is on a plane by now headed back east. A shame she's not here to enjoy this day.
Buster 4.02 miles
Nimrod 4.77 miles
13.26 miles for the weekend
115.59 total miles
Wrong date on last entry, it should be April 6. One of those "moments" I guess.
ReplyDeleteApril 9, 2014
Wednesday ride with Julia Mruz west of Gibbon. Beautiful evening. Just like summer. Cheri and I traveled together.
Hoo Ha 8.12 miles
123.71 total miles
April 12, 2014
ReplyDeletePeckerneck Save the Trail Ride. Beautiful Sat. ride. Approx. 57 riders. Went Friday, camped until Sunday morning. Broke camp early morning, soaking wet and strong winds. Snowing hard by the time I got to Hazard. Made it home before the blizzard hit hard. 8 inches of snow. No school the next day. Drifting was awful.
Hoo Ha 11.27 miles
134.98 total miles
April 19, 2014
ReplyDeleteBeautiful day for a ride. Raked and burned trash off garden this morning. I'm ready for a tiller. Decided to catch old Nimrod for my ride. I think he enjoyed it as much as I. Cut my ride short as he's pretty soft.
Nimrod 6.27
141.25 total miles
April 26, 2014
ReplyDeleteSt. Michael trail ride. Beautiful day for the day long ride. 42 riders which is really down from normal. Camped over.
Hoo Ha 16.16 miles
April 27, 2014
Got up early at St. Michael's and drove to the Poole Ride. Small ride again, but weather was not the best. 17 riders. Very windy with storm threat late afternoon. Bad storm did blow through, but we were all headed home by then. Cut the ride short because of it. Home by 4:00 and glad to get there. Drove through tornadic turbulence which was frightening, but no damage done.
Hoo Ha 7.67 miles
23.83 weekend miles
165.08 total miles
May 10, 2014
ReplyDeletePut some garden in this afternoon then deciced it was such a nice afternoon I decided to ride. Rain is forecast for most of next week. Glad I rode as Mother's Day turned out to be a mess. Felt bad for our graduates.
Hoo Ha 6.27 miles
171.35 total miles
May 23-27, 2014 Fort Robinson
ReplyDeleteAnnual after school vacation to Ft. Rob. Left Thur., May 22 and returned Wed., May 28. Our friends, Sekutera's, Frahm's, Peterson's, Jarzynka's and Dickman's all camped by mare barns.
Friday, 5/23 10.4 miles on jeep trail.
Saturday 5/24 15.56 miles Rode Bluffs and trails beind James Ranch. Did some bushwhacking to get out of there before dark.
Sunday 5/25 8.40 miles.Sekutera's left. Leslie rode Buster. Afternoon it rained 1 3/4 in. so we road tripped west of Chadron and checked out Roberts Trailhead and places to camp up Ash Creek. Think we'll stay with the Fort.
Monday 5/26 10.37 miles Peterson's, Jarzynka's and Dickman's all left this a.m. Rode Old Jeep Trails in back of Johnson Lake and came back down Smiley Canyon.
Tuesday 5/27 11.04 miles Rode up Mexican Canyon and back of James Ranch to Spring Creek. Had beautiful riding weather the entire trip. Only rained once. No wind or bugs. What a grand time! I rode Hoo Ha and hubby rode Buster.
55.77 total Ft. Rob miles
227.12 total miles
June 12, 2014
ReplyDeleteHoo Ha 5.07 miles
232.19 total miles
June 15,2014
ReplyDeleteBuster 6.20 miles
Nice late afternoon ride with daughter and grandson'
238.39 total miles
June 18, 2014
Used horse to check cows. Morning was so nice I decided to catch old horse and ride him.
Hoo Ha & Nimrod 8.17 miles
246.56 total miles
June 21-22, 2014
ReplyDeleteSt. Jude Ride, Peckerneck Trail, Alma, NE
Some difficulty riding because of thunderstorms and muddy trails, but we endured with slow patience and had a fun safe ride.
Hoo Ha 19.77 miles
266.33 total miles
June 25, 2014
ReplyDeleteWed. night ride at Rosie's pasture. Had 25 riders. A calm, slightly overcast evening. Made for a beautiful ride. The hills and scenery are awesome.
Hoo Ha 6.30 miles
272.63 total miles
June 26, 2014
ReplyDeleteDifficult finding safe times to ride because of dangerous summer storms. Quick pasture check did net me a couple miles.
Nimrod 2.04 miles
274.67 total miles
July 3-6, 2014
ReplyDeleteHalsey...heat limited our riding, but had a great time despite it.
Hoo Ha 21.21 miles
295.88 total miles
July 11-18, 2014
ReplyDeleteGreat horse camping vacation in the Black Hills at Elk Haven. Riding and weather was perfect. Temperature was in the 70's and only rained (with hail) one afternoon.
Hoo Ha 62.39 miles
358.27 total miles
July 30, 2014
ReplyDeleteWed. ride at Wilderness Area, St.Paul. 9 riders. Nice evening with very few mosquitos.
Nimrod 5.80 miles
364.07 total miles
Aug. 3, 2014
ReplyDeleteEustis Trail Ride. Hot, but pleasant day with enough beneficial breeze. These foks know how to host a ride. They kept us well hydrated with plenty of refreshments for man and beast at several well planned stops. Sack lunch at noon and a most delicious Bar B Que after the ride (with pie and ice cream). Grandson Clancy went with me.
Hoo Ha 11.86 miles
375.93 total miles
Aug. 17, 2014
ReplyDeleteAfternoon ride with daughter and two neighbor gals. Short ride because we decided to go to neighbors lake for an impromptu cookout. Not getting much riding done since school has started. Free time is spent putting up my garden produce.
Hoo Ha 4.25 miles
380.18 total miles
Sept. 1, 2014
ReplyDeleteBusy at State Fair watching grandson show his market goats for 4-H and FFA. Couldn't let the weekend pass without riding, so caught the first unsuspecting steed and went for an evening ride.
Hoo Ha 5.14 miles
385.32 total miles
Sept. 7, 2014
ReplyDeleteNice Sunday ride with friends. Local pastures.
Hoo Ha 5.07 miles
390.39 total miles
Sept. 13-14, 2014
ReplyDeleteMy sister and I were invited to ride as gallery riders during the 10 day National Hunting Dog Prairie Chicken Contest held at the Lee Ranch between Amelia and Atkinson. I was only able to attend over the weekend. Did we ever get an extreme workout, horse and human both. Contestants were mounted on Tennessee Walkers and you know the rest of that story. Our little cow ponies were at full (long) trot during most of the rides. They were fine with that, but no so for the humans on board.I believe I am ready to stick with my slower paced trail riding, unless I have access to a gaited horse It was a great experience, including all the wining and dining that goes along with it. Great weekend, but my knees are somewhat sore from all that posting.
Hoo Ha 32.25 miles
422.64 total miles
Sept.20-21, 2014
ReplyDeleteWeekend at Halsey with Frahms, Walrath and Kusek. Great weather and riding. Walrath and Kusek both experienced "buck-offs", due to fresh horses. Just some bruising, but nothing broken. Sat. was a long ride from Natick to mill 125 (where 4-H riders camp). Last mile was drop dead gorgeous through the trees with fall trees starting to turn.
Hoo Ha 20.36 miles
443.00 total miles
Oct. 4-5, 2014
ReplyDeleteBig Canyon weekend with Frahm's, Walther's and Jarzynka's. Wind was so strong Friday it almost blew us back home. Pretty chilly too. Woke up to wind, but not as strong as Friday, and chilly. It froze up there Fri. night. Very pleasant and beautiful ride once we dropped down into the canyon. Had a nice 3 hour ride following the stream from one end to the other. Ride back to camp was more pleasant as the wind had died down some and it had warmed up. Jarzynka's left for home about 4:00. We stayed on for a Sunday ride. Woke up to wind again, but once down in the canyon it was very pleasant. There was threat of rain, but it held off until we were back at camp.
This is always such a nice place to go for 2 or 3 days.
Hoo Ha 17.2 miles
460.20 total miles
Oct. 18-19, 2014
ReplyDeleteSt. Michael Trail Ride...Beautiful weekend for a ride. Went Friday and stayed until Sunday afternoon. No wind! Had 42 riders which was down from the past, but I don't think it was advertised as well this year. A couple injuries...one gentleman ended up under his horse in a deep trail, had to dig him out before the horse could be up-righted. Amazingly he just had some leg bruising and was able to ride the entire day. After lunch a lady had her horse trip and fall on her. Possible dislocated shoulder. She did leave the ride to find a doctor. Both nights we camped were chilly, but that was to be expected considering time of year. Had a nice Sunday morning ride in the bluffs. Great weekend!
Hoo Ha 20.30 miles
480.50 total miles
Oct. 26, 2014
ReplyDeleteBeautiful weekend. Should have ridden Sat. as well as Sunday, but had yard stuff I needed to do. Caught old Nimrod and we just went north. I guess I was like Forrest Gump...rode so far and decided this was enough, turned around and went back. Thanks for the good ride Nimrod.
Nimrod 10.11 miles
490.61 total miles
Nov. 1-2, 2014
ReplyDeleteWeekend at Halsey. Cold and miserable Friday night and all day Sat. Spent most of the day in my sister's roomy slide out trailer. At times we had up to eight in there. It was our refuge Sat. We never threw a saddle on a horse that day. Our furnace wouldn't work Friday night, so I dug out the old buddy heater. Sat. the guys worked the furnace over and got it to working. Just some minor corrosion on some wire. Nice bonfire Sat. night. We could feel the warm front start to arrive. Woke up Sunday morning to a day that was beautiful. Had a lovely ride that was easy on the horses. Perfect fall day. Joe Sekutera and his son Tyson joined us Sunday morning. Weekend campers were us, Frahms, and Dickmans. Had the campground to ourselvesexcept for a solitary tenter that must have showed up sometime Sat.
Hoo Ha 16.2 miles
506.81 total miles.
congrats on getting over 500 miles!
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