Outback Station 3Peat Wrap-Up Report

Whew…it took me a long time to be able to formulate this wrap up. Very sorry for that! Memorial Day weekend seems so long ago already!

Max and I must have been in an altered mental status when we decided to manage a 3 day EDRA distance event, complete with Ride and Tie, and Equine Trail Sports!

First off, our trails were beautiful this year, thanks to a damp spring in Central Oregon. This made for fantastic footing! Our weather hadn’t quite made the corner from early spring to late spring so we saw some rain, some wind, and lots of rolling clouds and sunshine. It wasn’t terrible, thanks to the very gracious hospitality of the Outback Station owners, Dennis and Linda Tribby, for allowing us to take over their house for nearly a week!

There was lots of water available on the trails, thank to Max’s efforts. Each day he went out and retrieved the tanks off of “yesterday’s” trails and placed them on “tomorrow’s” trails. Lack of water was never an issue on any of the days!

The absolute best part of our trails was NO SABOTAGE! The trails were all expertly marked by Max, Carol Giles, Sue Summers and myself. Sue Summers bent over absolutely backwards to get our tracks available to those with apps on their phones, most notably, the Run with GPS app. Other than some glitches that we can mostly figure out, the Run with GPS app has been a godsend to distance riders. They can load up the tracks and the app will make a sound if they get off trail. Best part is, riders can load up the tracks, open the trail they’re on, turn up the volume, turn the phone to airplane mode (or not), stick it in their pocket and forget about it! This leaves them to enjoy all the trails have to offer without looking at their phones every few minutes. An additional perk to EDRA membership is being able to join the EDRA “club” that Sue set up on Run with GPS and get the tracks with voice navigation! Everyone who’s used it loves it. In our sport, all I can say is, it’s about time! I can’t wait to get back in the saddle and try it for myself!

We had two teams of Ride and Tie competitors on Saturday and one team on Sunday. Those folks are tough! Many thanks to Sequoya Ward for helping get all that organized!

On Sunday and Monday, we offered Equine Trail Sports events. Sunday was an “In Hand” obstacle event on the grounds and a trail course that went out and around the Hole in the Ground. Monday had another In Hand event, as well as an Obstacle Challenge on the grounds.

In endurance/distance riding, a manager must have a few things to make the ride go. A ride manager willing to hold the ride, a place to hold the ride, trails for the ride, veterinarians to oversee the horses entered in the ride, and riders! Vets are key though. If you can’t get a vet at your ride, you don’t have a ride. In ETS though, you need all of those things, except a veterinarian, but you also need judges for your obstacles! If you don’t have judges, you don’t have an event. I underestimated how difficult it would be to gather judges. I am extremely thankful to our judges who stepped up and volunteered their time and efforts. Many many thanks to Dr Cassee Terry, Sarah Hockett, Shawna Bowin and Cindi Sayer, who all took the time to get certified as an ETS judge so our event could launch. Huge thanks to Steve Fromhold and Norm Thompson, who volunteered as “seasoned” judges and were so helpful to the rest of us! My idea in offering an ETS event the same weekend as an EDRA event was the thought that some folks from each discipline would “cross over” to the other and give it a try. I was very happy to see that happen! Even Max’s ole Junior mule entered a couple of the ETS events that weekend! He didn’t do to shabby!

Landmark Catering made sure that all of our vets, volunteers, riders and crews ate very well all weekend long! We had leafy green salads every night, served with Woody’s homemade Lasagna, Shepherd’s Pie and Chicken Parmesan, with cookies and brownies to boot! Riders contributed some yummy desserts!

This ride wouldn’t have been possible without our volunteers/contributors. We are indebted to these folks immeasurably. Ron Sproat , Carol Giles, and Celena Pentrack of Sabiq Arabian Ranch are always so generous with their time and resources, from clearing and marking trails, helping with awards and food. Carol does all the pre-registrations, bookkeeping and reporting to the feds for us! There is so much they do behind the scenes that folks aren’t even aware of. Dennis and Sue Summers donate time and resources to our rides in ways we can’t even describe. From helping clear trails, to setting out water, double checking our tracks and marking, and working around the camp. Robin Burns donated an entry this year, thank you! Tom Dean didn’t get to attend, but his presence was felt in ways riders didn’t even realize. Lois Fox was in charge of procuring awards and did a fantastic job! She’s hired for life! She also shows up early and helps with registration table. (Anna and Mary would be proud of Lois, and Carol!) Steve and Brenda Fromhold stayed over and helped us get packed out on Monday, and helped drive our extra rig home. THANK YOU! The rides would not have happened at all if it hadn’t been for Dr Kelley Jones and Dr Cassee Terry making time on a holiday weekend to come out and spend the weekend with us. Dr Kelley toted the port-o-potty out to the out vet checks for us and we really appreciate that! And last but not least…thank you to you, the riders who made the time and effort to attend our humble rides. We so appreciate you. I now I’ve forgotten someone, and I’m sorry if I didn’t get you mentioned.

All in all, we had a fantastic long weekend. We didn’t have a huge number of riders, but we sure did have huge quality in the riders who attended. At the end of the day, that is the most important thing. Sadly, we won’t be offering the 3Peat ride again next year, but who knows what’s in store for us. Max and I don’t let much moss grow under our feet. Love you all,

Darlene

Results from the 3Peat:

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/24/2019 – 25 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Tani Bates	2271	CR Marjan Roars	8547	70	02:38
2	Kyle Hockett	4899	Detailed Legacy	11298	57.5	03:00	BC
3	Sarah Ferguson	4972	Serenade	11768	50	03:33
4	Carol Hassebroek	4750	Glorified Command	11773	45	03:37
5	Rachelle Schneider	9390	Feather	16118	0	03:54
6	Susan Turner	9301	Bella	16102	35	04:37
7	Patricia Highlander	4974	Ladybug	11769	30	05:15
8	Siiri Berg	4890	Fritz the Kat	16119	27.5	05:15
9	Sharalyn Hay	4438	Dalai Lama	9700	0		Pull

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/24/2019 – 50 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Dennis Summers	1578	Oh Susannah	9792	0	05:11	BC
2	Susan Summers	1556	Pavberg	10988	0	05:11
3	Darcy Bean	1838	HB Aur Squirt	9017	95	06:39
4	Joslynn Terry (Jr)	4896	AH Priority Male	12872	150	06:53
5	Ansley McCabe (Jr)	8158	SAR Im Stormin Norman	11143	110	06:53
6	Celena Pentrack	4206	SAR Wileycoyotesmokes	11718	85	06:53
7	Darla Westlake	954	Cyalater Aligaitar	11234	75	06:05
8	Sierra Westlake	2670	Perfect Elegant Storm	16120	65	06:06

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/25/2019 – 25 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Julie Barnfather	2377	Marcos	16121	72.5	02:44	BC
2	Sandra Cheek	1005	HHR Flashy Rebel	10859	60	02:44
3	Rose Corey	4760	RC VinnDiesel	11620	52.5	02:55
4	Katrina Tyler	7166	Boo	8637	0	03:40
5	Cheri Van Bebber	4977	SAR Smokey Phantom	14944	42.5	03:41
6	Cassady Swan	9391	Shadow	10105	0	03:50
7	Shannon Bebeau	9354	Chaos	16069	0	03:50
8	Sharalyn Hay	4438	Dalai Lama	9700	30	04:32
9	Ann Lewis	9336	Maareesa	16059	27.5	04:32
10	Naya Lewis (Jr)	9337	Asher	16060	75	04:34

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/25/2019 – 50 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Sarah Hockett	4709	TCF Miles High	10468	130	05:01
2	Dennis Summers	1578	TK Tiki	10951	0	05:01	BC
3	Ron Sproat	977	SAR FS Valient Heart	10745	90	06:09
4	Carol Giles	1004	SAR Dragon Rider	10744	80	06:09
5	Celena Pentrack	4206	OMR Prophet	11490	70	06:35
6	Tani Bates	2271	VG Patriotic Dream	11425	60	06:51
7	Lois Fox	2033	Layla’s Knightly Getaway	14918	50	06:51

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/26/2019 – 25 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Sarah Ferguson	4972	Serenade	11768	60	03:30
2	Sandra Cheek	1005	HHR Flashy Rebel	10859	47.5	03:30
3	Rachel Corey	9393	RC VinnDiesel	11620	0	03:32
4	Kyle Hockett	4899	Detailed Legacy	11298	35	03:34
5	Carol Giles	1004	SAR Dragon Rider	10744	30	03:43
6	Ron Sproat	977	SAR FS Valient Heart	10745	25	03:44	BC

Outback 3Peat Rides 05/26/2019 – 50 – Last date for corrections: 06/30/2019

Place	Member Name	Member PNER	Horse	Horse PNER	Points	Finish Time	Notes
1	Celena Pentrack	4206	OMR Prophet	11490	100	06:52	BC
2	Rebecca Fiedler	2340	SAR Street Walker	10820	75	07:36
3	Melissa Wilberger	9392	SH Khavalier	9910	0	07:36
4	Mari Smultea	3866	Reali-T	16017	0		Comp