(It's hard to come up with 100 things...it's a work-in-progress as I think of stuff.)
When applicable, I'll post the link to the relevant blog post with each item (if it's something I've blogged about).
The Bucket List
I got Mimi when I was 11. She officially became "mine" with my name on her papers on my 18th birthday.
2. Have more than one horse.
POA World in 1997 and 2002; POA International 1998.
4. Win a POA International and/or World class.
5. Own an Arabian.
6. Compete in Scottsdale Arabian Show.
7. Train my own horse from scratch.
8. Get first AERC LD Mileage patch.
9. Get first AERC Endurance mileage patch.
10. Reach 1000 endurance miles as a rider.
11. Get an endurance horse to 1000 miles.
12. Get an endurance horse to 3000 miles.
13. Be in the AERC year-end regional awards standings for either mileage or points, even just once. :)
14. Win the AERC War Mare award.
15. Ride Tevis.
16. Finish Tevis.
Started distance riding in 2001. Last show was 2002.
Descanso 2007, Horsemanship with a 100 +-.
19. Ride in the Open division in NATRC.
Sonoita December 2006 on Mimi; Wickenburg 2009 on Harley.
21. Top Ten an AERC endurance ride.
22. Own my own horse property and wake up with my pony in my own backyard.
Several LDs. it's not as much fun as with company.
24. Finish a 100-miler.
2009.
26. Ride the NASTR Triple Crown (NV Derby 50, NASTR 75, Virginia City 100).
27. Finish Virginia City 100.
28. Ride Old Dominion 100.
29. Get Best Condition at a ride.
30. Ride in a parade.
31. Have a horse-based business.
Started trimming all by myself in summer 2009.
Went bare in fall 2004 and haven't looked back since.
Some days I can't believe she's the same pony. Her feet have grown at least a size, and she has beautiful, strong walls now and is developing great concavity to her sole. And she's bare.
I have really good friends that have made this goal easy. After riding one horse for 15 years, I need to get out of that comfort zone every so often.
36. Do a Ride-N-Tie.
37. See the Grand Canyon from horseback -- Grand Canyon XP.
38. Get one of the pretty yellow XP jackets for riding all the days of an XP ride.
39. Ride the same horse on all the days of a 3-day multi-day.
40. Travel out-of-state for endurance rides.
41. Volunteer at more rides. (I've done two...)
42. Put on an endurance ride.
43. Horse camping in the White Mountains.
Done some...can always do more!
45. Learn to properly do P&Rs and hear a pulse.
46. Take Centered Riding lessons.
47. Attend a Mark Rashid clinic.
48. Go to the NFR (National Finals Rodeo). Just to watch/shop.
49. Do a combo of ride/hike The Arizona Trail in its entirety.
50. Get some kind of certification as a horse professional, either as an instructor or trainer.
51. Take a horse swimming.
52. Ride in the snow.
53. Get an Arabian costume.
54. Do a ride in every state.
55. Ride a really good cutting horse.
My trainer had a POA that was pro-trained as a reiner. Waaay fun.
57. Learn to rope.
58. Teach a horse to bow. (Mimi's got it about halfway.)
Australia, summer 2004. Spent two days riding an Anglo-Arab endurance mare in the rainforest and on the beach, including racing on the beach.
60. Ride my own horse on the beach.
61. Write a book pertaining to something about horses.
62. Do mounted shooting.
63. Take a horse to a de-spooking clinic.
On Mimi, in an arena, doing not much of consequence.
65. Get comfortable riding bareback.
66. Standing mount from the ground, bareback.
67. Qualify for the AERC Decade Team with at least one horse.
Hired by Renegade in January 2012.
69. Go swimming with a horse.
