Fantazia’s endurance training has been put on hold due the the insane fire activity in California (and much of the West coast). Riding in smoke… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 11: (Not) riding in smoke from wildfires
Fantazia and I have come to Paso Robles to stay with a friend whose stable has access to a beautiful long stretch of riverbed. I… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
Not long after I brought her home, Fantazia’s legs started filling in above the fetlocks between eating breakfast and riding a few hours later. It… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
Fantazia and I finally got back on the trail today, after a few weeks of first heat and then smoke from the fires. I ride… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
Of all the goals I could have set for myself (and Fantazia), why have I chosen the Tevis Cup, one of the most grueling endurance… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
On Sunday August 9th it had been seven weeks since I brought Fantazia home. We’re now into our eighth week of conditioning, so I figure… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
My first major training gaffe–otherwise known as the manure fork incident–with Fantazia happened about three weeks after I brought her home. Those first three weeks,… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
One of the best things about where I’m living now is that I can go out a back gate onto a very hilly cattle ranch.… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
