{"id":6222,"date":"2015-05-21T12:01:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T18:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2015-05-15T13:19:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T19:19:44","slug":"steel-horse-sisterhood-welcomes-all-women-on-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/steel-horse-sisterhood-welcomes-all-women-on-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Horse Sisterhood Welcomes All Women On Motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The registration page for the Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit. No, don't click that button to get to registration--this is just a captured image.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

“Invariably every girl I talk to who’s riding behind says, ‘I don’t ride.’ And I’d say back to her, ‘But you are riding. You’re riding behind. You’re just as important. You may not be holding the handlebars but it’s important what you’re doing back there. This event is for you also.’ And then they go, ‘It is?’ And there’s been such a division between the girls who ride their own and the girls who ride behind.”<\/p>\n

That’s Joan Krenning, the founder of the Steel Horse Sisterhood<\/a>, which will be holding its second annual Steel Horse Sisterhood Women’s Motorcycle Summit<\/a> in Loveland June 11-14.<\/p>\n

In other words, whether you’re the one who controls the machine or you are the passenger–and even if you are a woman who doesn’t ride now but is interested–this conference is for you.<\/p>\n

“Last year, in our first event, we had three girls within the two weeks after our event that went out and climbed on their own bikes,” said Joan. “After they came to our event they were excited, they were empowered, they wanted to do it, too.”<\/p>\n

While the conference is basically a motorcycling conference, the aim of the Steel Horse Sisterhood is to promote:<\/p>\n

Five elements of Healthy Living\/Healthy Riding<\/p>\n

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  1. Spiritual wellness<\/li>\n
  2. Practical life skills including mechanical<\/li>\n
  3. Physical health of her body<\/li>\n
  4. Mechanical health of her ride<\/li>\n
  5. Charitable impact<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Women of the Steel Horse Sisterhood are passionate about contributing to the well-being of the world while viewing it on the back of a motorcycle with the wind in our faces.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Among the extensive list of presenters is adventure rider Alisa Clickenger<\/a>, who is familiar to long-time readers of this blog; Brittany Morrow, who suffered a life-changing sportbike accident and has come back as a strong spokesperson for ATGATT; Colleen Vetere, who teaches accident-scene management; and, an interesting one for me, Coyo Carbone, a “curandera” (native healer and religious leader) who is also part of Western Dual Sport Motorcycle Adventures<\/a>, which will be offering dual-sport riding training during the conference. (The reason for my interest is that I’m pretty dang sure Coyo is someone I know and have ridden with as Jacque and I guess Coyo is an alter ego I was unaware of.)<\/p>\n

    The conference is intended to be a charitable fundraiser as well. According to Joan:<\/p>\n

    The 2015 Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit will benefit the following charities:<\/p>\n