Hi Tracey, we have exchanged a couple of e-mails but it has been a while. I
also have a black Paso Fino gelding. He is a great trail horse and a blast
to ride but not as suited to endurance as Milagro. My husband and I take our
horses to the occasional ride but mostly we do pulse and respiration. We are
interested in gaited endurance horses and would very much like to meet you
and Milagro. Could you tell us what rides you are planning on attending this
spring/summer and so that we can plan to hook up with you at some point?

We would be happy to hear from anyone else with a talented gaited horse at
well.

Jackie & Bill in Bellingham WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracey Kasten" <renaissance_farms@...>
To: <NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: [NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders] Re: Gaited endurance


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> Uh, well, poor Milagro is only 16, not 18 (*please* don't make him any
> older
> than he is already!).
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> And it *was* a wonderful ride - the weather could not have been any
> better!
> We were certainly blessed with perfect riding conditions - a little sun, a
> little overcast, cool temps and more importantly... NO RAIN! :-) That
> is,
> until late in the evening after the ride. ;-) About the only surprise we
> had was a huge deer bounding out 20 feet in front of us across the trail -
> we immediately went from a full canter to a full stop, then Milagro let
> out
> a long SNORT and went on his merry way as if nothing had ever happened.
> :-)
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> For those who don't know my horse or haven't had the chance to see him in
> all his
> nut-ball splendor at a ride, let's just say he's a little on the
> high-strung
> side....! About the only thing he's good for is being pointed in a
> certain
> direction and telling him it's OK to go for 25 or 50 miles. :-P He takes
> his job *very* seriously and takes it personally when other horses pass
> him.
> I'm glad he did so well - the cool temps made it easy for him to do well
> (he's black). If it's not snowing, I might consider doing the last ride
> of
> the season - the Dust Devil ride over in Bend on the second weekend of
> November. I think they have a shorter distance "Fun Ride" (as if the
> longer
> distance rides weren't fun!) there if anyone is interested.
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> Then it's a month off in December (no rides up here), and back to the
> swing
> of things in January with the PNER convention later that month. It's
> going
> to be held in Portland again and the vendors are great - I prefer not to
> ask
> Santa for anything for Christmas in hopes that I can do my shopping there.
> :-) And let's not forget the AERC convention in Reno in February...!
> Speaking of vendors - oh, boy! It's the mother of all horse & rider
> shopping I've ever been to (keep in mind I don't get out much these days).
> What Santa didn't bring to the PNER convention, he might very well bring
> to
> Reno. It's a good excuse to leave the grey, wet weather here in the Great
> North-Wet and get a little S & S (Sun and Shopping) down in Reno, not to
> mention a weekend away from the kids. :-) Then it's more riding to get
> geared up for the Grizzly Mountain ride in early Spring, so everyone can
> put
> that on their calendars since it's a "not to miss" kind of ride (even
> though
> I missed it last year). The Prineville ride is just across the road from
> the Grizzly ride, so the terrain and footing are equally wonderful. :-)
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> What's fun is that I've been personally responsible for getting two other
> friends hooked on endurance riding! They've each done two rides this year
> and they can't wait for more! They don't ride gaited horses, but I can't
> hold that against them... at least they're out there having fun and riding
> their horses and that's really what it's all about, right? :-)
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> Take care and happy trails,
>
> ~Tracey Kasten
> Camas, WA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: terry_barrall [mailto:losvagos@...]
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:08 AM
> To: NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders] Gaited endurance
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> Listers:
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> Please forgive the cross post, but I want to be sure my good friend
> Tracey Kasten isn't too shy to announce a great endurance ride last
> weekend at Molalla. She finished in 12th position on her 18 year old
> Paso Fino gelding Milagro.
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> Although Milagro's done endurance earlier in his life, he took
> several years off from competition and this is her first season with
> him. In fact, Tracey's only got a handful of rides under her belt
> herself - as she's been busy with two small children ages 2+ and 5+.
> I don't know how she does it, but I'm really proud of her.
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> Tracey, can you post an account of the ride?
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> Terry B/Salem
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