Pictured: Elizabeth Bima on her mare, Savvy, completing their first 50 mile ride together. Photo Credit: Darice Whyte Written by: Elizabeth Bima I’m no spring chicken – I’m not exactly a winter chicken but definitely closer to a late fall chicken than a spring chicken.  As such, I tend not to bounce as well as…

The DRM club takes Coggins testing very seriously. Identifying EIA carriers in our communities is an important tool for protecting our equines from infection. However, despite efforts to get testing done prior to our first ride, there are reported delays in getting results back from the lab. Thankfully, the risk of transmission due to biting…

Pictured: Shannon Lightfoot and Lily at MEC in 2017 From the desk of Rider, Shannon Lightfoot: Meet Lilly. Lilly is my now 13 year old 1/2 Arab & 1/2 Paint X Mare.  I saw her for sale online in Thunder Bay and started messaging the owner.  After corresponding back and forth we figured out I…

We would like to thank Tammy Fontaine from Winsum Equestrian Centre for supporting our club this year. Tammy generously supplied us with various Purina Horse feeds which we used as random draws at our rides. Who doesn’t like winning a bag of feed or horse treats! If you’re in search of feed for your horse…

Pictured: Kat Irvine on her new horse, Time to Shine (Sunny) Spruce Woods Provincial Park south of Brandon, Manitoba is one of my favourite endurance venues. Trails run for miles through semi-arid terrain, featuring mixed-grass prairie and shifting sand dunes. Occasionally, you come across unlikely plants and strange creatures like the hognose snake. It has…

Pictured: Tanya and Desi coming in at the end of the 25 mile ride From the desk of a rider brand new to DRM and to Endurance, Tanya Wieler: The day was beautiful, the weather was perfect! Desiree, my daughter, and I, had been talking about trying an endurance ride since last May when we…

This ride recap is brought to you by Andy Dunlop, as Darice Whyte is off to race Tevis 2018!!  I hope her faith in my storytelling is justified and you enjoy this recap from a LD (limited distance) rider’s perspective.  I had done endurance with DRM when Cynder was 5 for a few years and…

Pictured: Volunteers, Josephine Bima and Janine Thomson heading out to demark trail, and Michele Bourgoin waiting to take pulses on the next batch of horses to arrive. From the desk of Ride Manager, Elizabeth Bima: Belair went off without a hitch! The curse is broke 😁. Thank you to all the generous volunteers who gave…