Old Dominion Equestrian Endurance Organization, Inc.
ODEEO Historical Landmarks
The ODEEO Book of Groupwide Records
This "book" of groupwide records is a place to mark the outstanding achievements of the Old Dominion Equestrian Endurance Organization and its members! This list is a work in progress and will be updated over time, so feel free to occasionally check back!
As of 2024 - The Old Dominion celebrated its 50th anniversary!
2009-2023 - Lenora Keener started the Old Dominion Yard Sale. With only a couple of bags of used tack laid out on tarps at the Ft Valley ride, she raised $600 at that ride alone. Over the next 14 years: donations poured in, a storage trailer was purchased, and the OD Yard Sale took off. Lenora raised over $41,000 for the Old Dominion.
2023, June 10 - Nancy Sluys and Danny were the first ever rider/mule team to complete the Old Dominion 100-mile ride on the Orkney Springs course!
2023, June 9-10 - Our youngest ever to complete the Old Dominion 100-mile ride was 8 years old!
2021 & 2023 - Janice Heltibridle and Ellen Hart on Rush Creek Bobby completed the Old Dominion 100-mile Ride & Tie!
As of 2023 - Henry Muhlbauer has been "timing" for the Old Dominion for 47 years!
As of 2021 - Bob Walsh was inducted into AERC's Century Club Hall of Fame
(the Century Club is when a rider-equine team's age totals 100 or more years.)
As of 2012 - Bob Walsh is our oldest member ever to complete the Old Dominion 100-mile ride at 70 years old!
Much Loved Turtle Awards - Betty Demar Mueller (RIP February 5, 2025) painted softball-size rocks into turtles, for our much loved "turtle" awards (last horse/rider team to cross the finish line).
2006 - Within this same year, John Crandell Jr. on Heraldic win the 2006 Old Dominion 100-mile ride and Old Dominion Trophy, as well as the 2006 WSTR (Tevis Cup) 100-mile Endurance ride and Haggin Cup!
2000, April 9 - Our esteemed President, Bob Heltibridle, won 19th place during his first and only endurance ride (No Frills 30-mile LD) out of Fitches Field with wife, Janice, and sister-in-law Jean. Congrats Bob! ♡
Most Loved Articles - The Newsletters of the past, hosted the longest running and most loved stories of Leadfoot and Granny.
1998, June - The first year the Old Dominion hosted a 25-mile LD ride in June alongside its 50 and 100 distances! With 25 finishing riders, congrats to its winner: Jennifer Spalding on TF Northern Spy
1974 - Pete Fields created and wrote the criteria for the Cavalry Division for the OD 100. The division has been offered every year the OD 100 has been run.
