2018 DRM Brochure(3)

Some may call us crazy….but mostly we just really enjoy being out on the trail. We’re no different from you, we have a horse that we enjoy riding, so we’ve found a discipline that allows us to compete on the trails. We all started with not-so-fit horses and many of us started as (and still…

 Ride season is coming up quickly! Our first Endurance ride is in 6 weeks. Have you renewed your DRM membership yet? Get a head start on the season by getting your Manitoba Horse Council membership (Competitive membership required for all rides) and your DRM membership. Because all of our rides are sanctioned with AERC, you…

Our annual Tack Sale is coming up on Saturday, May 12 (see events for details) We’re using SignUp.com to organize the Volunteer sign up. Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps: 1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/htCdjxN 2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. 3)…

After attending the FITS ride in the Ocala Florida area in early March it made me long for our ride season. I was lucky enough to score a horse for the 50 mile ride and another one for the 25 mile ride but let me tell you was I stiff after riding 2 days in…

My apologies as I’m a bit behind on my blog post however I’m retired and frightfully busy with puttering and the like lol. Anyway here is the recap of the North Dakota ride that was very well attended by our membership. Endurance riders are a funny breed. Tell us there are prizes and we will…

Well somehow it seems I am the new President of our club. In my retirement I didn’t foresee doing this but my crystal ball didn’t tell me I would be writing articles for Arabian Horse World either so I’ve lost faith in it just like the weather report. Who is Darice Whyte and why do…

The DRM Tack Sale and Flea & Farmers Market is a wrap! The event was a successful fund raiser for DRM and will also result in a donation to MRDA of $222. A big shot out to all the volunteers Tracy Delannoy, Elizabeth Bima, Iris Oleksuk, Carrie & Kate Wilson, Trish Ford, Angela Roberts, Carol…

MEC is always fun however it also signals an end to our competitive rides for another year.  We always hope for decent weather and this year we lucked out. Well endurance lucked out. Sunday’s weather for Competitive Trail was a whole different story! I had marked one of the loops and I had contemplated using…

Recap of the Belair Gong Show Ride.  Well they say it takes a village to raise a child. Apparently the same holds true for preparing some endurance rides.  As there was a truck breakdown, an ATV “incident”, an Argo stuck up to the axles and a surprise early foal the cast of characters was constantly…