The flower
that follows the sun
does so
even on cloudy days.
~ R. Leighton
that follows the sun
does so
even on cloudy days.
~ R. Leighton
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The Barb Wire chronicles my explorations of the Barb horse, endurance racing (proudly sponsored by Stonewall Saddles), and trust-based horse training at In the Night Farm, Idaho. Saddle up and come along for the ride!
Your comments are always welcome. E-mail Tamara Baysinger at InTheNightFarms@gmail.com.
Standing at In the Night Farm Caldwell, Idaho
Standing at In the Night Farm Caldwell, Idaho
In the Night Farm...Your Ride is Here.
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The Barb Wire chronicles my explorations of the Barb horse, endurance racing (proudly sponsored by Stonewall Saddles), and trust-based horse training at In the Night Farm, Idaho. Saddle up and come along for the ride!
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Your comments are always welcome. E-mail Tamara Baysinger at InTheNightFarms@gmail.com.
Insider (IBHR 191, Idaho Night Hawk x Chispa)
Standing at In the Night Farm Caldwell, Idaho
Tuetano (IBHR 225, Fuego x Quieta)
Standing at In the Night Farm Caldwell, Idaho
Free Endurance Resources
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- The Golden Pony
- On the Wings of a Storm
- Timing Isn't Everything
- A Moment of Silence
- Upward in the Night
- Shot in the Dark: Insider
- Glory in Motion: Riding at the Speed of Delight
- M'Lady, If You Please: The Respect of Horses
- Twenty Minutes in Photos: Trust-Based Training at Work
- How to Condition a Horse for Endurance: A Collection of Resources
- Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Series
Read All About It
- Aaruba (81)
- Acey (22)
- Barb Horses (15)
- Consolation (62)
- Crackerjack (13)
- Endurance Resources (5)
- Endurance Riding (80)
- Endurance Tack (18)
- Equine Health (13)
- Equine History (3)
- Horse Training (48)
- Horses for Sale (2)
- Inara (4)
- Insider (8)
- Miscellanea (52)
- Personal Philosophy (37)
- Poetic Prose (12)
- Ride Stories (14)
- Rider Fitness (10)
- Ripple Effect (6)
- Sandstorm (9)
- Shots in the Dark (30)
- Stonewall Saddles (9)
- Tuetano (6)
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- Nightlife -- My companion blog chronicling our pursuit of less urban living in the gardens and kitchen of In the Night Farm
- A Virtual Visit to Laf'n Bear Studio
- Always there are the Horses
- Barefoot Hoofcare
- Enlightened Horsemanship
- Equine Ink
- Eventing A-Go-Go
- Fran Jurga's Hoofblog
- Global Horse Culture
- Life at Star's Rest
- Simply Marvelous
- Spartacus Jones
- The Journeys of Cactus Jack Splash
- The Literary Horse
- The Thoughtful Horseman
Recommended Links
Recommended Reading
- All Horse Systems Go by Nancy Loving
- Building Your Dream Horse by Charles Wilhelm
- Conquerers by Dr. Deb Bennett
- Emergency!: The Active Horseman's Book of Emergency Care by Karen E. N. Hayes
- Go the Distance by Nancy Loving
- Horse Owner's Guide to Natural Hoof Care by Jamie Jackson
- Horses Don't Lie by Chris Irwin
- Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid
- The Horse's Mind by Lucy Rees
- The Natural Horse: Foundations for Natural Horsemanship by Jamie Jackson
Tack Shop
Consolation's 2010 Conditioning Log
- Next workout: 2/17/10 12 mile ride, walk/trot
- 2/15/10 20 min liberty work, trot/canter
- 2/12/10 8 miles, trot
- 2/10/10 8 miles, hills & soft ground, walk/trot
- 2/7/10 10 miles, trot.
- 2/4/10 6 miles, trot, hills.
- 2/1/10 4.5 mile ride, trot.
- 1/31/10 4.5 mile walk/trot in hand.
- 1/30/10 4.5 mile walk/trot in hand.
- 1/27/10 4 mile walk in hand, hills.
- Base: 8 year old Barb mare. Completed 3 LD's and 1 50-mile race in 2009 before winter layoff. Sound and in good flesh. Barefoot.
Aaruba's 2008 Conditioning Log
- February 2009. Retired from endurance due to unrelated health concerns. Dearly missed as an athlete, but treasured as a partner.
- 2/1 16.8 miles, 2:16, 7.4 mph
- 1/31 12 miles, 1:32, 7.8 mph
- 1/27 8 miles, 54 min, 8.9 mph
- 1/24 21.3 miles, 3:11, 6.7 mph
- 1/19 12 miles (hills), 1:55, 6.3 mph
- 1/18 13.25 miles, 1:49, 7.3 mph
- 1/14 8 miles, 55 min, 8.75 mph
- 1/10 17.5 miles, 2:35, 6.75 mph
- 1/4 12 miles (hills), 2:02, 5.85 mph
- 1/3 17 miles, 2:12, 7.75 mph (plus 2 miles walk)
- 12/24 3 miles, 59 minutes, 3 mph (deep snow)
- 12/20 16.1 miles, 1:45, 9.2 mph
- 12/17 5.2 miles, 45 min, 6.9 mph
- 12/10 10 miles, 1:37, 6.2 mph
- 12/7 20 miles, 2:23, 8.4 mph
- 12/3 10.2 miles (hills), 1:29, 6.9 mph
- 11/30 17.5 miles, 2:08, 8.2 mph
- 11/29 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 11/23 19.5 miles, 2:26, 8.1 mph
- 11/19 10.75 miles, 1:16, 8.5 mph
- 11/15 22.25 miles, 2:42, 8.25 mph
- 11/11 9.25 miles, 1:22, 6.75 mph plus 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 11/10 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 11/9 8 miles (deep footing), 1:30, 5.3 mph
- 11/8 20 min liberty work (trot)
- 11/1 15.5 miles, 1:50, 8.5 mph
- 10/30 9 miles, 1:02, 8.7 mph
- 10/29 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 10/26 15 miles, 2:30, 6 mph
- 10/25 30 min liberty work (trot & canter) plus 8 miles, 55 min, 8.73 mph
- 10/22 10 miles, 1:08, 8.7 mph
- 10/18 13 miles, 1:17, 10.1 mph
- 10/15 11.5 miles, 1:14, 9.3 mph
- 10/13 9 miles, 1:20, 6.75 mph
- 10/8 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 9/27 55 miles at Owyhee Canyonlands, 7:33 ride time, 7.3 mph
- 9/26 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 9/22 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 9/20 19.25 miles, 2:19, 8.3 mph
- 9/17 8 miles, 45 min, 10.65 mph
- 9/16 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 9/14 14 miles, 2:04, 6.7 mph plus 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 9/11 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 8/31 50 miles at Old Selam, 7:35 ride time, 6.6 mph
- 8/24 15.3 miles, 2:11, 7 mph
- 8/22 8.15 miles, 1:15, 6.5 mph
- 8/17 16.5 miles, 2:18, 7.2 mph
- 8/16 8.5 miles (hills), 1:17, 6.6 mph
- 8/13 8 miles, 57 min, 8.4 mph
- 8/10 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 8/7 9 miles, 1:07, 8 mph
- 8/5 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 7/27 26 miles at Pink Flamingo, 2:55 ride time, 8.9 mph, 8th place out of 45, 3rd place Best Condition
- 7/26 23 miles, 3:48, 6 mph
- 7/23 9 miles, 1:00, 9 mph
- 7/22 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 7/21 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 7/12 10.75 miles, 1:11, 9 mph
- 7/10 6.25 miles, 35 min, 10.7 mph
- 7/6 26.5 miles, 3:48, 7 mph
- 7/5 10 miles, 1:18 (hills), 7.7 mph
- 7/4 7.5 miles, 47 min, 9.75 mph
- 6/29 22.65 miles, 3:21, 6.75 mph
- 6/28 10 miles (hills), 1:24, 7.15 mph
- 6/26 7.5 miles, 53 min, 8.5 mph
- 6/22 13.5 miles, 1:55, 7 mph
- 6/21 6 miles, 29 min, 12.4 mph
- 6/16 6 miles (hill repeats), 1:00, 6 mph
- 6/14 22.7 miles, 3:00, 7.5 mph
- 6/12 9.5 miles, 1:00, 9.5 mph
- 6/8 17 miles (hills), 2:23, 7.2 mph
- 6/7 14.25 miles, 1:52, 7.7 mph
- 6/5 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 6/2 9 miles, 1:17, 7.1 mph
- 6/1 est 8.5 miles (hills), 1:05, est 8 mph
- 5/31 9 miles, 1:15, 7.2 mph
- 5/29 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 5/25 24.5 miles at Owyhee Fandango, 3:22 ride time, 7.3 mph, 4th place out of 14
- 5/21 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 5/18 20 miles, 3:16, 6.1 mph
- 5/17 9 miles (hills), 1:33, 5.2 mph
- 5/15 10 miles, 1:09, 8.7 mph
- 5/14 30 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 5/11 25.4 miles, 4:29 plus 45 min hold = 5:10 total time, 5.7 mph
- 5/10 10 miles at Eagle Extreme (hills), 1:53, 5.3 mph
- 5/8 7 miles, 51 min, 8.3 mph
- 5/7 30 min liberty work (trot)
- 5/4 20 miles, 3:28, 5.8 mph
- 5/3 9 miles (hills), 1:56, 4.7 mph
- 5/1 8 miles, 1:06, 7.3 mph
- 4/30 25 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 4/27 15 miles, 2:33, 5.9 mph
- 4/26 8 miles (hills), 1:27, 5.5 mph
- 4/23 8 miles, 1:08, 7.1 mph
- 4/20 12 miles, 2:00, 6 mph
- 4/19 6 miles (hills), 1:06, 5.5 mph
- 4/17 6 miles, 56 min, 6.4 mph
- 4/16 25 min liberty work (trot)
- 4/13 12 miles, 2:24, 5 mph
- 4/12 6 miles (hills), 1:30, 4 mph
- 4/10 25 min liberty work (trot)
- 4/9 6 miles, 1:00, 6 mph
- 4/6 10 miles, 2:00, 5 mph
- 4/5 5 miles, 1:30, 3.3 mph
- 4/3 20 min liberty work (trot)
- 4/2 8 miles, 1:47, 4.4 mph
- 3/30 8 miles, 1:48, 4.4 mph
- 3/29 5 miles, 1:40, 3.1 mph; arena work
- 3/27 4 miles, 1:13, 3.3 mph; arena work
- 3/25 6 miles, 1:26, 4.2 mph
- 3/23 20 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 3/22 25 min liberty work (trot & canter)
- 3/16 5.5 miles (hills), 1:45, 3.2 mph
- 3/15 6.5 miles, 1:10, 5.7 mph
- 3/12 30 min liberty work (trot)
- 3/9 8 miles, 1:39, 4.85 mph
- 3/8 5 miles (hills), 1:15, 2.5 mph
- 3/6 7 miles, 1:27, 4.8 mph
- 3/5 30 min liberty work (trot)
- 3/2 6 miles, 1:20, 4.5 mph
- 3/1 6 miles (hills), 2:15, 2.7 mph
- 2/27 4 miles, walk only
- Base: 6 year old Arabian gelding. Green. Ridden only a few times over the past three months. Sound and in adequate flesh. Barefoot.
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5 comments:
Tamara...sweet photo. Would that be Aaruba? and how is he doing?
Hi Lori. That would, indeed, be my Aaruba. He's as well as can be expected...which is to say, as well as ever he is. He seems happy, though I imagine he'd like a nice ride just as much as I would. I'll post more about him soon. :)
A whole hearted Amen!
Beautiful Aaruba and blooms!
I know that you are blosoming on and following the light.
Will be looking for that Post too!
Kac
That quote made me cry.
I'm not a cryer.
This is a tough time, isn't it?
Let's put our heads down and forge ahead.
Wonderful, wonderful photo and quotation. A real Ahhhh....
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