Horse Day Talks 2016

1. ENDURANCEEmma Webb

2. MY OCTRA HISTORY
➤ Started in 1999 (5) Ride’n’tie
➤ Team Ontario 2006, 2008, 2010 Endurance & Ride’n’tie
➤ Team Canada Young Riders 2011, 2012, 2013 Endurance
➤ Accomplished in FEI 4 star 1 team gold, 1 Team Silver,
1 Individual Silver

3. Pepper Fudge Guessi
Nellsson
Zillary
Secret

4. YOUNG RIDERS HORSES
Sirloki 2012
Vagas 2013

5. A DAY AT A RIDE

6. ENDURANCE IS…
➤ 80-160 km one day race
➤ An adventure
➤ Vet Checks
➤ Multi Terrain Trails
➤ Pit Crewing

7. OCTRA
➤ Ontario Completive Trial Riding Association
➤ Ride’n’tie
➤ Set Speed
➤ Endurance

8. RIDE’N’TIE
➤ Relay 6-20 miles in ontario
➤ Two people one horse
➤ First Team Across the Finish line wins

9. SET SPEED
➤ Is a good place to increase the miles slowly
➤ It teaches you about pacing
➤ About the heart rate

10. QUESTIONS
➤ How many of you go on trail rides?
➤ What is the longest you have ridden a horse for?
➤ What kind of horse do you have?
➤ Funny thing has happened to you on the trail?

11. RIDES
➤ Marked loops
➤ They are marked with
Streamer and Arrows
➤ Vet checks
➤ When you come in and get
the pulse down and take them
to the vets for inspection
➤ Hang out, eat, drink, and get
ready to go back out during
your hold.
Start
16 miles
40 minute hold
14 miles
40 minute hold
12 miles
30 minute hold
8 miles
Finish

12. PREPARING YOUR HORSE FOR THE
VET CHECK➤ Your horse is used to other people touching them all over
➤ You can get on and off your horse easily
➤ Your horse does not mind water and sponges being put on
them
➤ you can trot your horse beside you
➤ your horse can stand calmly

13. ENTRY LEVEL TACK
➤ Any Saddle that fit the horse well.
➤ with D rings to attach a sponge to
➤ Any bridle that fits the horse well.
➤ Some horses need a chest plate.

14. PERFORMANCE LEVEL TACK
➤ Light Weight english
looking saddles
➤ Fuzzy Girth
➤ Caged Stirrups
➤ Halter/Bridle combination
➤ Running Martingale
➤ Breast Plate
➤ Lots of clips

15. THINGS TO BRING
➤ Horse feed, beet pulp, hay
➤ Water buckets, feed pans
➤ sponges, sweat scrappers, towels, ice
➤ chair, blankets (horses and people)
➤ Human food and water
➤ Saddle rack, heart wand or stethoscope
➤ electrolytes (human and horse)

16. GOAL SETTING
➤ Set SMART Goals
➤ Specific
➤ Measurable
➤ Achievable
➤ Relevant
➤ Time-bound

17. HOW I GOT TO YOUNG RIDERS
➤ Prove to FEI (federation Equine International) that you and
your horse can go the distance.
➤ 2 OCTRA 40 km rides & 2 OCTRA 80 km rides
➤ 1 FEI 80 km ride (NC, FL, ONT) (3 horses)
➤ 3 FEI 120 km rides for me (NC, FL, KY, ONT) (5 horses)
➤ 2 FEI 120 km rides for the horse
➤ 1 FEI minimum 120 kms in combination in under 10.5 hours
(NC, FL, KY, ONT) (4 horses)
➤ Young Riders 2011, 2012, 2013! (3 horses)
➤ 7 FEI horses in total!

18. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT
➤ The Challenge
➤ The Adventure
➤ The time you get to spend with the horse
➤ very rewarding
➤ Enjoyable at all level
➤ Sense of accomplishment
➤ Unpredictable outcome

19. PLACES I HAVE BEEN
Biltmore Estates NC Kentucky Florida
Michigan Alberta Quebec