Remuda Run :: Specializing in Endurance

NEWSFLASH | Summer 2008

Although we ended up reaching every goal we set for ourselves here at Remuda Run this summer, we definitely had a more relaxed approach to this endurance season. I set out with the aspiration to turn Sabella into a 100 mile-caliber horse, and to see if little sister, Pearl, could fill Sabella’s 50 miler shoes. They both stepped up to the plate without hesitation. Sabella and I completed our second 100 miler, the Big Horn 100 (which speaks for itself,) in 9th place in 17 hours and 47 minutes (another statistic that speaks for itself.) She finished perfect, I couldn’t have been more proud.

This summer had a bit of a strange feel to it, with my foot still recovering and mysterious equine mishaps occurring all around us; from loosing a mare during a routine AI procedure, to life-threatening rider injuries with extended hospitalizations, to unexplainable colics. In the back of my mind I was paranoid about the infinite possibilities.

While Pearl ended up taking 3 BC’s home from the Santa Fe Trail ride, the summer ended tragically for Sabella. On Day 2 of that ride, we stumbled, along side our teammate Josh Urschel, on a pile of volcanic rocks that were literally on the finish line. It was a terrible, never-ending fall, and when she recovered her footing, her front left suspensory ligament was torn. We were finishing in 1st place, and we were not given a completion. We will do everything in our power to rehabilitate her and bring her back to the endurance scene, but only time will tell.

Remuda Run welcomes home its new resident stallion; Shoguns Joshua Fadjur, aka “Josh,” an arrival we’ve been anticipating for a year! This stallion has impressed me since the moment I first saw him racing along side Sabella and I at the SFT ride last year. We will be breeding Sabella to him this spring!

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	NEWSFLASH \| Summer 2008 Although we ended up reaching every goal we set for ourselves here at Remuda Run this summer, we definitely had a more relaxed approach to this endurance season. I set out with the aspiration to turn Sabella into a 100 mile-caliber horse, and to see if little sister, Pearl, could fill Sabella’s 50 miler shoes. They both stepped up to the plate without hesitation. Sabella and I completed our second 100 miler, the Big Horn 100 (which speaks for itself,) in 9th place in 17 hours and 47 minutes (another statistic that speaks for itself.) She finished perfect, I couldn’t have been more proud. This summer had a bit of a strange feel to it, with my foot still recovering and mysterious equine mishaps occurring all around us; from loosing a mare during a routine AI procedure, to life-threatening rider injuries with extended hospitalizations, to unexplainable colics. In the back of my mind I was paranoid about the infinite possibilities. While Pearl ended up taking 3 BC’s home from the Santa Fe Trail ride, the summer ended tragically for Sabella. On Day 2 of that ride, we stumbled, along side our teammate Josh Urschel, on a pile of volcanic rocks that were literally on the finish line. It was a terrible, never-ending fall, and when she recovered her footing, her front left suspensory ligament was torn. We were finishing in 1st place, and we were not given a completion. We will do everything in our power to rehabilitate her and bring her back to the endurance scene, but only time will tell. Remuda Run welcomes home its new resident stallion; Shoguns Joshua Fadjur, aka “Josh,” an arrival we’ve been anticipating for a year! This stallion has impressed me since the moment I first saw him racing along side Sabella and I at the SFT ride last year. We will be breeding Sabella to him this spring!
	NEWSFLASH \| Spring 2008 While couch bound after her foot surgery, Tennessee had plenty of time to rethink her goals for the season, and research ways to improve her performance.
	In the end it boiled down to stepping up to the 100 miler plate instead of chasing points, as well as cutting carbs…and steel! All of the horses at Remuda Run are on a low carb diet and are going barefoot this year! The horses are making a great transition to barefoot life with the help of boots during most races. Pearl completed her first race totally barefoot without missing a beat at the Wyoming in June. With the goal of completing 100’s on Sabella and stepping up Pearl’s 50 miler game, Tennessee eased her mares in to the ’08 season at Color Country at a less aggressive pace. In April, Tennessee and her mare, Sabella,
		Tennessee and Pearl on their way to a 1st Place and BC at the Owyhee Fandango Pioneer in Idaho in May 2008
	completed their very first 100 miler at the Owyhee Fandango FEI 100 in 12 hours and 11 minutes, taking 15th place! The next morning she tied for 1st Place and took BC in the Day 3, 50 miler with Pearl; the two had already taken 8th place on the Day 1, 50 miler. What weekend! Not to mention they came home to the aftermath of the tornado in Windsor. She and Sean spent the next couple of weeks cleaning up all of the debris, repairing their home, and putting fences back up. Tennessee’s foot is still recovering, but there have been some problems and delays because she got back in the saddle a little too soon. She’s still struggling with it but has her sights set on completing another 100 on Sabella this summer. Also this Spring, Remuda Run welcomes it's newest family member, Rocky Top, a gorgeous 4-year-old, 16.2H-and-growing, half-Arab half-Quarter horse gelding. Congratulations, Sean, on your first horse! See Rocky Top on the RR Horses page.

	NEWSFLASH \| Winter 2007-08 All the girls are bundled in their blankets and enjoying the new shed that Sean built for them. They're getting a significant increase in grain and hay rations
	to keep warm and to plump up for the season. They've worked very hard this year, and deserve a nice vacation to fully recover. After several years of extreme pain in her left foot, especially when riding, Tennessee decided to have surgery on December 27th. In short, the Doctor broke two bones, removed a couple chunks, then pinned and screwed it all back together. The pins will be removed after 6 weeks, at which point she should be able to make a full recovery, and get the girls back in shape for the '08 season.
		The girls in their blankets enjoying the shed that Sean built for them.
	NEWSFLASH \| Fall 2007 Sabella, Pearl and Tennessee were pretty exhausted after the Great Santa Fe Trail race (SFT,) both horses contracted Scratches while in Kansas which
	made their recovery a long and slow one. Pearl went lame with Scratches on Day 4 of SFT so she was only able to complete a single day of that ride. Sabella carried Tennessee all the way to Kansas City, where they crossed the finish line, after 550 miles of trail. A special thank you goes out to the Remuda Run Crew: Sean, Nelson, and Neecee. Another thank you goes to Global Endurance Training Center, who sent Miss Kris along as a spare to relieve Sabella for one day. After about a month of R&R, Sabella, Pearl, and Tennessee were done licking their wounds, and the three of
		Tennesse & Sabella right after they crossed the finish line of the Santa Fe trail race.
	them traveled to Moab to finish off their 2007 endurance season on a good note. The Moab Canyons ride was beautiful; we recommend it to everyone and plan on returning in '08. Sabella took 3rd in Saturday's 50 miler, and Pearl took 1st in Sunday's 25 miler.
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