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Yup, for the 100's you had to have the right horse. I wanted to do Tevis on my Anglo Arab in 98, but after doing 50's, I knew he just didn't have it in him to do a 100. So, Several months before Tevis 98 I got ahold of Potato Richardson. My first claim to fame. I leased a horse from Potato...

The last Endurance Ride I did was in 2001. In years since, I've been dismayed to hear newcomers to the sport calling it, Endurance Racing. When I did Endurance, it was Endurance Riding. One ride I did, on my Anglo Arab, there was a long uphill, I tailed him a quite a ways, then close to the...

My BC got hit square in the face, a few years ago, luckily it didn't hit her eyes, just the top of her muzzle. I didn't even see the skunk, but saw her run up to the house real quick and start throwing up. I had an inkling what happened, rinsed off her face right quick and immediately did the...

Well, It was early in the morning, and my brain wasn't engaged. They seemed pretty docile, and I was a bit away from the house, I'd been walking the dogs back to the house. I figured I'd just undo the top, BIG mistake, but I got it opened, but got my forearm sprayed, my watch band will never...

Okay, I discovered this morning that skunks do not need to lift their tails to spray, and, they can spray SIDEWAYS. I won't say much more, but, I hope you never get, not only one skunk but 2, stuck in a "Squirrelinator" trap.

How COOL is that!!!

Wow, Royal Patron has both Witraz AND Raffles in her pedigree, how cool is that!!

Ravenbird, how interesting. Friend of mine got an Arab off the track, I don't think she ever did any endurance on him though. My little Arab that I did Tevis on had Witraz in his pedigree: Bhf Essence Arabian "Essy" was a very 'hot' little guy, very high strung. I was so lucky to get him...

This owl flew right past my husband on the porch, then landed on the flag pole. Not very sharp picture, it was taken with his phone. I couldn't get the regular camera in time before it flew off.

You jumped off your horse, man you were brave. I had a similar situation, out riding one horse and ponying another. On public land, where dogs were not allowed. Get to the top of a hill and there were some people and 3 dogs, 2 where some kind of pit bull, and the third was a golden retriever...

Yes, I remember in the mid - late 70's or so, St Bernards had bad reputations for behavior like that.

I've been busy, and don't keep tabs on Tevis anymore, but, someone did get bucked off in Granite Chief Wilderness: https://www.kcra.com/article/horse-airlifted-100-mile-tevis-cup-endurance-ride/73327757

So your 2 female dobes get along, no SSA? That's terrific.

Yes, so sad for BC's and Malinois when they became popular and common, everyday families got one because they are, 'smart'. Coworker friend of mine adopted a puppy from a rescue. Was told the puppy was a Newfoundland Rottweiler mix. Dog grew up, huge, they had dna done, it was a Tibetan...

Hoping he has many years left!

Ah yes, for years our barn did not have electricity at all. I had a 2 burner propane cook top, got it from Cabela's, and a huge canning pot, or 2. I'd heat up water and dump it into the horses water troughs that were in their stalls. 5 horses, I'd do it in the morning, then again in the...

Horses I would have LOVED to have had, and conditioned and ridden in Endurance: Too many horses/dogs, not enough time. https://breeds.okstate.edu/horses/marwari-horses And this one: https://breeds.okstate.edu/horses/akhal-teke-horses Saw an Akhal-Teke/arab at an Endurance Ride decades ago...

Yup, James Barron. Don't know if he's active in Dobermans anymore. I don't have a lot of contact with him. I've seen him once in the past 20 years or so.

Any idea what kind of snake that is?

Interesting, and I add, that unbeknownst to me, my cousin was President of the DPCA from 2016 to 2019