Extreme Trail Challenge.....I'm SOOO Excited

Horsepower · 07-18-2008, 09:10 AM

Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day in Dawsonville, GA. Double C Stables is having another Extreme Trail Challenge and I'll be participating. I went back in February and had a WONDERFUL time. This time I'm going with three of my friends. And the weather is suppose to be wonderful! I'm so excited for this event. We just received our ride order list and there's 25 participants this round. Just wanted to share my excited!

Midnightbobby · 07-18-2008, 09:12 AM

Congragulations! Hope you do good in the race!!

JoesLove · 07-18-2008, 09:14 AM

well thats awesome! my barn does an extreme trail challenge also, ours is at the end of september!

Huckabuck · 07-18-2008, 11:13 AM

Ive been there to watch. I was at the Feb challenge watch a friend compete and had a ball. I wish you see more of the course. It would have been fun to watch the ground tie and then catch the goat. But you can only see a third of the course. Did you get a chance to walk the course last Feb

I hope yall have a great time. Good Luck and take lots of pics for us

Horsepower · 07-18-2008, 11:25 AM

Yes, I walked and rode the course back in February. I placed like 20th I think. I left after lunch to get home to my kiddo. My horse was more spooky at the judges on the trail than he was to the obstacles. Because here we are galloping down a trail and POW there's a person standing there. LOL! I'm definitely taking my camera.

BarnBum · 07-18-2008, 11:32 AM

Sounds like fun !! Good luck and stay safe !!

Post pics !!

**Range** · 07-18-2008, 12:30 PM

Pictures are a MUST! I'm contemplating doing one of these in August... Ground-tying and catching a goat? Can you bring food? I mean, I can ground tie my boy when there's no grass and nothing exciting going on and I can catch a goat with food!

Red Gate Farm · 07-18-2008, 01:11 PM

Can you type up a brief outline of what your extreme trail challenge is like?

Huckabuck · 07-18-2008, 02:54 PM

I found a list challenges they gotta do. There is alot more than these. I was told they have like 200 different ones to choose from

Here was the Jan stuff u had to do

PepperPony · 07-18-2008, 03:04 PM

that sounds like so much fun!

horselady · 07-18-2008, 03:11 PM

Have fun, stay cool and send pics.

Horsemom2 · 07-18-2008, 03:13 PM

I couldn't imagine doing a teeter totter while on a horse. Has anyone done it? Did the horse flip out??? I am pretty sure my horse would NEVER do that. but it does sound like fun if the horse could handle it.

Huckabuck · 07-18-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Horsemom2

I couldn't imagine doing a teeter totter while on a horse. Has anyone done it? Did the horse flip out??? I am pretty sure my horse would NEVER do that. but it does sound like fun if the horse could handle it.

The teter toter didnt toter but a couple inches. All the horses i saw did it with ease. What gets most of the horses is all the shinny balloons blowing around all the obsticles. Some were easy but when that shinny baloon starts twistin and movin it really freaks some of them out

Red Gate Farm · 07-18-2008, 03:29 PM

That looks challenging and fun! Thanks for posting it, Huckabuck, it gave me a better idea of what was required.

slamberson · 07-18-2008, 03:31 PM

Wow... That sounds awesome!!!!!! I live In dawsonville and I was just there yesterday Trailriding!!!!!My close friend and Co-worker took me trail riding, that place is very pretty I will start another thread and post Pics!!!! There was no one there. I am going to keep my eye out for the next Challenge!!!!

Horsepower · 07-18-2008, 03:45 PM

Here is their website:
http://home.comcast.net/~mygeorgiaho...e/May_Results/

You can also follow their links and see a lot of pictures. If you go to the January pictures, you can see me. I'm the contestant with a purple t-shirt on riding a buckskin.

BarnBum · 07-18-2008, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Horsepower

Here is their website:
http://home.comcast.net/~mygeorgiaho...e/May_Results/

You can also follow their links and see a lot of pictures. If you go to the January pictures, you can see me. I'm the contestant with a purple t-shirt on riding a buckskin.

Cool, thanks for the link.

We have done Obstacle Challenges, but this one has a twist to it !! I would love to do one !!

Lady_MCSE · 07-18-2008, 05:14 PM

Sounds like lots of fun. I think my mount and I would probably have trouble with #1, and pretty much go downhill from there.

fishing_trex · 07-18-2008, 07:31 PM

This sounds like so much fun! Have a great time!

It sounds a lot like a judged trail ride I did one last year, with obstacles very similar to what your flier described, but with more of a "fun" theme. Obstacles were named according so a theme (last year the theme was Pirates of the Caribbean"). We had to "walk the plank" which turned out to be a plank that ended on a blue tarp (to simulate water); ride the horse through a maze without going outside the lines; sidepass under balloons to "drop anchor" (drop a horseshoe in a water tank); pull a treasure chest on a rope behind the horse through a pattern; plus about 7 or 8 others. My absolute favorite was when we had to ride up to a rope hanging over a tree branch in front of a pile of leaves. We then had to back the horse and hold onto the rope. As we backed, a pirate dummy (that was tied to the rope we were pulling) jumped out of the leaves and stoop up in front of the horse. There were quite a few riders that got dumped at this one.

When I told my sister I was going to ride my 3YO in this event (with no training whatsoever on this type of ride) she said "well, it'll be good experience anyway". We came in 4th! Oh, on the obstacle where the pirate stood up -- she wasn't afraid at all; she was dying to check his pockets for treats.

**Range** · 07-18-2008, 09:59 PM

Someone tell me, how do you ride the steps up and down?

Teeter totter, hmmm.....

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07-18-2008, 09:10 AM
Horsepower Newborn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Paulding County Posts: 16	Extreme Trail Challenge.....I'm SOOO Excited Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day in Dawsonville, GA. Double C Stables is having another Extreme Trail Challenge and I'll be participating. I went back in February and had a WONDERFUL time. This time I'm going with three of my friends. And the weather is suppose to be wonderful! I'm so excited for this event. We just received our ride order list and there's 25 participants this round. Just wanted to share my excited!

07-18-2008, 09:12 AM
Midnightbobby Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 703	Congragulations! Hope you do good in the race!!

07-18-2008, 09:14 AM
JoesLove Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 357	well thats awesome! my barn does an extreme trail challenge also, ours is at the end of september!

07-18-2008, 11:13 AM
Huckabuck Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville Ga Posts: 322	Ive been there to watch. I was at the Feb challenge watch a friend compete and had a ball. I wish you see more of the course. It would have been fun to watch the ground tie and then catch the goat. But you can only see a third of the course. Did you get a chance to walk the course last Feb I hope yall have a great time. Good Luck and take lots of pics for us __________________ A good friend will be there to bail you out of jail. But a true friend will be sittin right there beside you sayin "DANG THAT WAS FUN" http://www.barnculture.com/Huckabuck http://www.myspace.com/huckabuck100

07-18-2008, 11:25 AM
Horsepower Newborn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Paulding County Posts: 16	Yes, I walked and rode the course back in February. I placed like 20th I think. I left after lunch to get home to my kiddo. My horse was more spooky at the judges on the trail than he was to the obstacles. Because here we are galloping down a trail and POW there's a person standing there. LOL! I'm definitely taking my camera.

07-18-2008, 11:32 AM
BarnBum Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 3,609	Sounds like fun !! Good luck and stay safe !! Post pics !! __________________ Murphys Horse Law - A horse's misbehavior will be in direct proportion to the number of people who are watching !!

07-18-2008, 12:30 PM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,731	Pictures are a MUST! I'm contemplating doing one of these in August... Ground-tying and catching a goat? Can you bring food? I mean, I can ground tie my boy when there's no grass and nothing exciting going on and I can catch a goat with food! __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.

07-18-2008, 01:11 PM
Red Gate Farm Long Yearling Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,003	Can you type up a brief outline of what your extreme trail challenge is like? __________________ Wendi "Humans is sneaky" - Scotty

07-18-2008, 02:54 PM
Huckabuck Weanling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cartersville Ga Posts: 322	I found a list challenges they gotta do. There is alot more than these. I was told they have like 200 different ones to choose from Here was the Jan stuff u had to do __________________ A good friend will be there to bail you out of jail. But a true friend will be sittin right there beside you sayin "DANG THAT WAS FUN" http://www.barnculture.com/Huckabuck http://www.myspace.com/huckabuck100

07-18-2008, 03:04 PM
PepperPony Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: TN Posts: 274	that sounds like so much fun!

07-18-2008, 03:11 PM
horselady Greenbroke Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 3,313	Have fun, stay cool and send pics. __________________ www.rainbow-horse-retirement.com We love and take care of your companion for the remainder of his lifetime

07-18-2008, 03:13 PM
Horsemom2 Weanling Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 438	I couldn't imagine doing a teeter totter while on a horse. Has anyone done it? Did the horse flip out??? I am pretty sure my horse would NEVER do that. but it does sound like fun if the horse could handle it.

07-18-2008, 03:29 PM
Red Gate Farm Long Yearling Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,003	That looks challenging and fun! Thanks for posting it, Huckabuck, it gave me a better idea of what was required. __________________ Wendi "Humans is sneaky" - Scotty

07-18-2008, 03:31 PM
slamberson Halter broke Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dahlonega, Ga Posts: 181	Wow... That sounds awesome!!!!!! I live In dawsonville and I was just there yesterday Trailriding!!!!!My close friend and Co-worker took me trail riding, that place is very pretty I will start another thread and post Pics!!!! There was no one there. I am going to keep my eye out for the next Challenge!!!! __________________ Stefanie

07-18-2008, 03:45 PM
Horsepower Newborn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Paulding County Posts: 16	Here is their website: http://home.comcast.net/~mygeorgiaho...e/May_Results/ You can also follow their links and see a lot of pictures. If you go to the January pictures, you can see me. I'm the contestant with a purple t-shirt on riding a buckskin.

07-18-2008, 05:14 PM
Lady_MCSE Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 3,504	Sounds like lots of fun. I think my mount and I would probably have trouble with #1, and pretty much go downhill from there. __________________ Yes I can spell the way Webster tells me to. But why? I might spell correctly Tuesday thru Wensday tho.

07-18-2008, 07:31 PM
fishing_trex Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,427	This sounds like so much fun! Have a great time! It sounds a lot like a judged trail ride I did one last year, with obstacles very similar to what your flier described, but with more of a "fun" theme. Obstacles were named according so a theme (last year the theme was Pirates of the Caribbean"). We had to "walk the plank" which turned out to be a plank that ended on a blue tarp (to simulate water); ride the horse through a maze without going outside the lines; sidepass under balloons to "drop anchor" (drop a horseshoe in a water tank); pull a treasure chest on a rope behind the horse through a pattern; plus about 7 or 8 others. My absolute favorite was when we had to ride up to a rope hanging over a tree branch in front of a pile of leaves. We then had to back the horse and hold onto the rope. As we backed, a pirate dummy (that was tied to the rope we were pulling) jumped out of the leaves and stoop up in front of the horse. There were quite a few riders that got dumped at this one. When I told my sister I was going to ride my 3YO in this event (with no training whatsoever on this type of ride) she said "well, it'll be good experience anyway". We came in 4th! Oh, on the obstacle where the pirate stood up -- she wasn't afraid at all; she was dying to check his pockets for treats. __________________ -- There are two ways to slide easily through life -- to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways will save you from thinking.

07-18-2008, 09:59 PM
Range Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Back of Beyond Posts: 5,731	Someone tell me, how do you ride the steps up and down? Teeter totter, hmmm..... __________________ If it harms none, do what you will.