With the winter weather acting up, I haven’t been able to hit the trails for a while. One particular challenge for me is that while I might be having a great, sunny day at approx. 300ft elevation, my trailheads at 1800ft elevation have vastly different weather and the 3 miles in between can be treacherous so… noContinue reading “Arena Work for Endurance Riding”
Category Archives: Education
Forward Progress During Winter
As I sit by the fireplace watching snow fall, I can’t help but think, “how in the world am I going to be ready for the first endurance ride of the season?”. If you know me, you know I really really love planning. My plans change every other week, but I think I have my early season stuff prettyContinue reading “Forward Progress During Winter”
Setting Realistic Goals
Submitted by EDRA member Emilee Randal Setting Realistic Goals for Your Endurance Season When I first started endurance riding, my dreams were big— why wouldn’t they be? I’d spent hours scrolling through photos of riders crossing iconic finish lines and imagined myself achieving the same milestones. But as any endurance rider will tell you, thisContinue reading “Setting Realistic Goals”
Are you Maxing Out?
Stats: Trail Ride #3 Location: Kalama, WA Distance: 4.6 miles Elevation: 778 feet Ride Time: 59 minutes Horses: I rode Vinnie, another rider rode Zorro, and Dessa free-ponied I had a rare opportunity today to squeeze in a weekday winter trail ride – usually I get off work too late and the sun sets tooContinue reading “Are you Maxing Out?”
Strategic Consistency
Stats: Trail Ride #2 Location: Cougar, WA Distance: 6.8 miles Elevation: 332 feet Ride Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Horses: Rode Zorro, ponied Vinnie Write-Up Today’s ride was 6.8 miles with 332 ft of elevation. That may not sound like much, especially if I told you that it took us an hour and forty-five minutesContinue reading “Strategic Consistency”
2025 Membership Freebie!
Originally posted to the EDRA Facebook page by Dennis Summers. Hey all u in EDRA land. Time to start thinking about prepping u and your horses for the coming EDRA season. I been asked to throw out some articles to help u toward this. Seems like every time i do this something tells meContinue reading “2025 Membership Freebie!”
Coming Soon – Posts and Articles!
Welcome to the new and improved EDRA Website! While the base website is “done” and we’re ready to roll into 2025, there is still much to do. Over the coming weeks and months, we’ll be working to add information that was included on our original website, such as statistics and horse registration, as wellContinue reading “Coming Soon – Posts and Articles!”
Cross-Conditioning in Winter
I live in Western Washington, which means one thing in the winter: Rain. And it’s usually combined with cold, windy, and/or dark. This makes conditioning for endurance challenging, but with a little creativity it’s not impossible. In order to continue getting in trail miles, I’ve made sure to invest in a solid riding raincoatContinue reading “Cross-Conditioning in Winter”
Recap: Intro to Endurance Racing Clinic (Libby, MT)
Originally posted to EDRA Facebook Group by Ryder Russell. EDRA sanctioned an Intro To Endurance Racing clinic this past weekend on our property near Libby Montana. Kudos to Shayne Russell for rallying the EDRA volunteers to conduct an A+ clinic. The event included several classes that covered everything from ride meetings, to check in,Continue reading “Recap: Intro to Endurance Racing Clinic (Libby, MT)”
Equine Endurance Clinic 101 (Libby, MT)
Originally published to the EDRA Facebook page by Shayne Russell.