Looks like I've been coerced into going to Home on the Range since the
Millican Miles ride has been cancelled. ;-)

Since we're at the start of the season, I'm giving more serious thought to
forming a "mostly-gaited" PNER team. If folks really want to promote the
versatility of their gaited horses, it would be great if we can "pony up"
(so to speak) and pool our gaited horses together on one team to gain better
visibility on rides (as if my horse wasn't so "visible" to begin with!).
I'm saying "mostly gaited" because I don't necessarily want to exclude
someone who would otherwise be a good fit with our team (camaraderie,
values, "family friendly", etc), but I do think it will be important to have
some number to help quantify that - such as 75% of the team should consist
of gaited horses - so that it will help provide team membership structure
down the road. Also, a commitment to ride at least three rides a year would
be good ~ after all, it's hard to promote gaited horses if they're not out
there on trail. :-)

Additionally, we could have cool year-end awards for top mileage
rider/horse, plus fun awards for "most helpful", "best camp chef/grill
master", etc. Not to mention coordinating vests or shirts. ;-)

Any feedback would be great ~ let me know everyone's thoughts on this. Any
takers?
Feel free to call or email ~ the kids don't have school today so I won't be
"in and out" as much as usual. :-)


~Tracey Kasten
360-834-7776

-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie Yereance [mailto:jjyy@...]
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:31 AM
To: NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders] Re: Gaited endurance


Thanks for the info Tracey

We will meet sometime this summer.

More later

Jackie and Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracey Kasten" <renaissance_farms@...>
To: <NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: [NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders] Re: Gaited endurance


>
> Jackie,
>
> So sorry it has taken me a while to get back to my emails ~ better late
> than
> never! :-)
>
> Let's see, I plan on going to Grizzly Mtn, Prineville, Klickitat Trek, Mt.
> Adams, and others later on in the season. The first ride of the season is
> at the end of March, about 20-some miles east of Bend in a town called
> Millican. I have no idea what the passes will be like then... if they're
> clear, I'll go, but if not, I'll bag it until the weather clears. Not
> used
> to driving in snow, and I don't intend on practicing with a horse in the
> back of trailer. ;-)
>
> Been doing any riding lately? I'm really looking forward to the upcoming
> PNER convention this weekend!
>
> Oh, I've updated the calendar on the NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders
> website,
> should have most of the rides on it now, or at least the ones that have
> been
> sanctioned and are on the PNER site.
>
> ~Tracey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackie Yereance [mailto:jjyy@...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:34 AM
> To: NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [NorthwestGaitedEnduranceRiders] Re: Gaited endurance
>
>
> 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
>
>
>>
>>
>> Uh, well, poor Milagro is only 16, not 18 (*please* don't make him any
>> older
>> than he is already!).
>>
>> 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.
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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. :-)
>>
>> 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? :-)
>>
>> Take care and happy trails,
>>
>> ~Tracey Kasten
>> Camas, WA
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Tracey, can you post an account of the ride?
>>
>> Terry B/Salem
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