Remuda Run :: Specializing in Endurance

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	NEWSFLASH \| Winter 2009
	Tennessee took advantage of the Indian Summer and drove Dunedust, on their “maiden voyage” together, to Las Cienegas in Sonoita, AZ along with Magnum. They both did great, Dunedust completed her first ride since 08 and Magnum started his season with one 2nd and one 1st & BC. The trio was then chased all the way home by “the biggest snow storm since the 30’s…”-CS The winter season was broken up with monthly trips to Randy Eiland’s rides in fair-weathered Southern New Mexico to keep everyone loose and fit. Tennessee & Sean drove all the way back down to Ocala, FL to kick off the FEI season at Gallop on the Greenway and the trip went well, although Dunedust was the only one who brought home a star. This allowed her to enter the FEI 75 at Sun City, where she took 2nd, Khyber took 1st in the FEI 50 there as well, kicking off his FEI career. Albeit a difficult winter, Remuda Run’s 2010 season is off to a fair start! You Better Run aka “Runner” is strong,
	healthy, and happy with his new roommates Shooter and Tonka. He and Pearl handled the weaning process better than the rest of us, and Pearl is happy to be hitting the trail again in preparation for more FEI action. The R & R has clearly been good for her!
	NEWSFLASH \| Fall 2009 Tennessee rode FLF Ruleta; a beautiful little white mare owned by David and Tracy Kaden, at the Kentucky Cup in Lexington. The pair was setup to have a great ride but the weather was just too much for Ruleta. It rained the entire week
	and turned the beautiful turf course into a freezing, miserable, mudfest. At 30 miles, Ru’ simply put it in park and wouldn’t take another step so, Tennessee was forced into a rider option pull, with Ru’ getting straight A’s. Regardless it was awesome to be a part of the Mountain Zone Team, which ended up taking a Bronze Metal home, and getting to experience the Horse Park and Lexington! As usual, the Moab Canyons Pioneer was a wonderful gathering in a beautiful setting. It’s great to be able to end the season at such a fun ride. On day 1 Tennessee and Sean did some pleasure riding through the scenic desert. Magnum and Khyber were rockstars on days 2 and 3, both taking Top 10 placings, plus Magnum took High Vet Score & Best Condition, his very first! On Day 3, Tennessee rode through her 4,000th AERC mile on Khyber, with Dian Woodward on Salty by her side. Both rides we’re so much fun; beautiful and challenging, and the horses felt great. They now have the base on them that they needed so watch out for them on the trail next	Pearl and her foal "You Better Run" soaking up his first day of sun Tennessee riding Khyber in Moab for her 4,000th AERC mile
	season! Pearl is now mother to a beautiful chestnut colt, affectionately named You Better Run. She wisely decided to wait and have her foal in the warm foaling stall during a dinner party upstairs, she must have known Zack (Equine Repro,) was one of our guests. We all got to see the whole thing, and yes, I teared up.

	NEWSFLASH \| Summer 2009 It’s been a busy summer, packed with crazy weather, great rides, and big surprises. The great rides included lots of 50’s on Magnum and Khyber, who really stepped up to the plate to fill Pearl and Sabella’s shoes, and four 100 milers
	including the Tevis! Tennessee rode Salty, a Belgian-arab cross owned by Dian Woodward, at the Tevis and they came in 6th (out of about 175 starters of which only 87 finished, 51% Completion) to bring home the coveted silver buckle. The “Tevis” aka Western States 100 Mile One Day Ride is regarded as the most difficult endurance race in the country, if not the world, through the Sierra Nevadas, and some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain on the planet, from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, California. Tennessee and Sean came home to the ‘big news,’ Pearl’s pregnant! Yes, Pearl, Tennessee’s FEI horse (aka DWA Sabsons Abby) is pregnant. Last Thanksgiving, while everyone was feasting on turkey elsewhere, a gate got left open and all of Tennessee’s mares got out and backed up to Shoguns Joshua Fadjur’s fence and yes, they all got bred. “Not to worry!” the vet said, bring them in in a couple of weeks and we’ll ultrasound them to see if they took. So we did just that, and no one was pregnant, so we never thought of it again until…we got back from Tevis and saw…the baby bump! We are over the initial shock of it all and now making preparations and excited about the baby which should be joining us around Halloween. Surprise!	Tennessee and Salty approaching Forrest Hill, about 70 miles into Tevis. Magnum and Tennessee "breaking the curse" at Happy Jack.
	Tennessee was invited to the invitation only Kentucky Cup and North American Endurance Team Championship, in Lexington, where, on October 14th, she and 3 others will represent the Mountain Zone on the same 100 mile course that the 2010 WEG will be run on.
	NEWSFLASH \| Spring 2009 Pearl and Tennessee are well on their way to being qualified for the 2010 tryouts. They've completed every FEI challenge that lay in their path and have done everything neccessary apart from Pearl growing another Hand in height and Tennessee putting on 20lbs to make wieght! There's only so much one is capable of! They are excited yet aware that this still doesn't mean anything as far as selection. With thousands trying out for 6 available positions there's bound to be lots of bottlenecks to squeeze through.
		"No Sweat! Pearl and Tennessee cantering across the finish line at the FEI Owyhee Fandango 100 miler."
	Khyber, Magnum, and Treasure Hunter have come along nicely, starting their endurance careers out right, all three completing their first 50 miles rides at Mt Carmel XP! Jennifer rode her first 50 alongside Tennessee at Mt Carmel, then rode in her second 50 the next day. Congratulations Jen on your first 100 miles!
	NEWSFLASH \| Winter 2008-2009 As usual, winter is a quiet time for the endurance horse and rider (at least in the mountain region;) lot’s of blankets, warm mash and time off. But forget taking the whole winter off! With fairly mild weather it was too irresistible, November and December flew by and suddenly I found myself driving down to Southern New Mexico in search of warm, sandy trails. What a great time of year to take it easy, get back in shape, and just enjoy your horse’s company.
		Pearl and Skye soaking up the morning's first rays of warmth along the new corral posts.
	NEWSFLASH \| Fall 2008 With the Mountain Region’s endurance season coming to an end, and cold weather on the way, we have no choice but to fatten up our fit horses and
	concentrate on youngsters. Khyber, Magnum, and Treasure Hunter will be ready to make their debut rides in the Spring while Rahj, Jabbar and Hondo make for fun starter projects. Sabella has been receiving shockwave treatments since immediately after her injury this summer and ultrasounds are showing amazing results. We are excited to say that she will make a wonderful recovery! We will be giving her the 2009 season off and breeding her this Spring to make sure we don’t satisfy the urge to bring her back sooner!
		Sean on his quarab Rocky Top at Moab Canyons while on a pleasure ride with Tennessee and Fletcher.
	It was great to end the season off on a good note, Pearl bwas awarded her 5th Best Condition on her second day out at the beautiful Grand Canyon XP ride and the whole family (including Sean and Fletcher) had a fun, relaxing Halloween weekend at the Moab Canyons ride.

	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. Pearl is rolling in the Top 10s and BCs with her trickle-down-the-trail efficiency. Remuda Run welcomes home its new resident stallion; Shoguns Joshua
		Sabella carrying Tennessee toward the second of three vet checks at the Big Horn 100.
	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.
	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 2007-2008 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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