MOTDRA
The 2008 Ride Season is Here!
We have lots of new rides this year in addition to some of our old favorites:
State Fair Express
Santa Fe Trail Spring Ride
Barefoot in the Park
Honey Do
Sunflower State Games
Berry Bend Boondocker
Bring a Friend
Kaw Nation Ride
Indian Territory
Stay tuned for details!
Congratulations to Our 2007 Award Winners!
MEET YOUR 2008 MOTDRA OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MOTDRA members elect a board of directors at each annual meeting. Our board members are here to help you, whether you are just getting started in distance riding or you are a veteran with a question.
Please contact us if you have any questions about rides, need membership information or want to learn more about distance riding. Remember, when you do email us, please include snail mail address if you want membership information or newsletters mailed, and a phone number if you want us to call you.
President: Deb Stockwell, Topeka, KS (785) 286-3926 gojoebeatskylar@cox.net
Vice President: Sandi Zastrow, Potwin, KS szastrow@sedgwick.gov
Treasurer: Althea Sirridge, Valley Falls, KS (913) 886-2101 altheasir@lvnworth.com Points/Mileage Secretary: Rosemarie Doyle, Topeka, KS (785) 554-0268 goskylar@cox.net Public Relations: Darline Harvey, Drexel, MO(816) 619-3160 darline.a.harvey@sprint.com Web Site: Jennifer Finley JenFinley@aol.com
Secretary: Shannon Chastain, Rock Port, MO <SKYPETMPTAG2/> wagaman@rpt.coop
Newsletter: Rosemarie Doyle, Topeka, KS (785) 554-0268goskylar@cox.net
Awards: Deb Stockwell, Topeka, KS (785) 286-3926 gojoebeatskylar@cox.net
Board Members:
Marjorie Vaughn, Lyndon, KS (785) 828-4403 marjscoolegs4403@yahoo.com
Jeanie Hauser, DVM, Bonner Springs, KS <SKYPETMPTAG7/>
Jim Burks, Wakarusa, KS <SKYPETMPTAG8/> burksjs@tfmwireless.net
Chris Anton, Paola, KS <SKYPETMPTAG9/> or <SKYPETMPTAG10/> bayrabhorses@yahoo.com
Anita Ohland, Paola, KS (913) 294-3747
NEWS!
Congratulations to MOTDRA members Laura Marshall and Patti Crawford for being on the FIRST PLACE TEAM at the Great Santa Fe Horse Race/Ride! Also Congrats go to MOTDRA member Belinda Skiles for crewing for them and to Jeannie Hauser, DVM for vetting the whole race. Congrats to MOTDRA member Rick Lee. Rick rode two Morgans in the ride. His horse Windy won high point Morgan horse from the AMHA. MOTDRA members Marybelle Cooper, Deb Stockwell, Marjorie Vaughn, Althea Sirridge, Jim Burks, and Jennifer Finley volunteered in various capacities.
Click here for pictures of the Great Santa Fe Horse Race taken by Deb Stockwell near Burlingame, KS on 9/13/07.
Keep track of your MOTDRA points with the new points tracking form. Click here for new form
At MOTDRA, you'll find competition tempered with camaraderie. Veterans will help newbies along the trail. All breeds of horse and all ages of riders are welcome. We have something to offer everyone, from 15-mile, easy going competitive trail rides for beginners to hell-bent-for-leather endurance rides of 50 miles a day or more! Members earn points and miles along the way and are rewarded for their accomplishments. We keep in touch with a newsletter and an annual meeting where we share awards, food and fellowship.
Ride, really ride!
Middle of the Trail Distance Riders Association was founded in 1990 by a group of people who enjoyed two forms of distance riding competition - competitive trail and endurance. They wanted to create an organization to sanction both types of rides, with enough rules to make the competition fair and fun, but without making the rules onerous. They wanted a club where people could learn about distance riding in a friendly atmosphere. Thus, MOTDRA was born. It has grown throughout the years. Most of our members hail from Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Membership is open to anyone from any state.
Friendly Competition
The ride calendar usually consists of six to ten competitions a year. There are both competitive trail rides and endurance rides scheduled.
MOTDRA competitive trail rides are timed events. The ride management sets a specific pace for the ride, such as 5 or 6 miles per hour. This will vary depending on the terrain and the weather conditions. Riders are given an ideal time to finish the ride, and a short window of time in which to complete faster or slower with no penalties. Arrival at the finish line outside the ideal time window will lead to time penalties. All penalties, both time and horse related, are subtracted from an perfect score of 100. The ride is judged by a veterinarian who scores each horse on its fitness level before and after the ride. Penalty points are given for various problems in the horse's condition. Mid-ride pulse checks are also scored. The horse with the highest score at the end of the ride wins.
We usually have weight divisions, based on the rider's weight and all the tack. There also is a junior division, for riders under the age of 18. Juniors need to have an adult sponsor ride with them.
MOTDRA CTRs generally have a 15-mile limited distance ride and a 30-mile open division. Ride managers may choose to set different mileage, such as 25 and 50-mile rides.
We usually have several sanctioned endurance rides. These are more of a race and are scored differently than CTRs. Our Endurance Rides are AERC sanctioned and follow AERC rules. www.aerc.org
For more information on MOTDRA CTRs, click here. For Endurance and LD, click here.
MOTDRA sets its ride calendar each January at the annual meeting. This meeting is scheduled the last weekend in January. Meeting sites have been in Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin City, and Perry, Kansas. We try to keep the meeting location one that is central for the majority of members. We always are open to suggestions for new and better meeting sites.
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