Landing page for all of my Road to the Tevis Cup posts. I start by introducing my partner-in-crime, my chestnut mare, PGN Fantazia. The series then chronicles our progress towards attempting the Tevis Cup.
Read about Jazz’s first 100-mile ride with Rachel Shackelford here: what’s up with Jazz? Looks like he did great! As anyone who has followed this… Read More »Saying good-bye to Jazz (Road to the Tevis Cup #96)
With Tevis 2024 coming up and me too busy to do justice to the adventures Jazz and I have had, I thought I’d better do… Read More »Jazz is enjoying a rest while life moves quickly (Road to Tevis #95)
Last Sunday Jazz and I started on a road trip I’ve been planning for months. The plan for Day 1 was simple. I’d get everything… Read More »Always check under the hood for rodents! (Road to Tevis #94)
Last Saturday Jazz and I completed the Montaña de Oro Endurance Ride. It was an amazingly beautiful ride–and challenging for Jazz. Our last endurance ride… Read More »The Montaña de Oro Endurance Ride (Road to Tevis # 93)
It’s been a month since my last post, about my experience with Jazz at the Jackass Mail Run (read about it here). I’ve been busy… Read More »What’s up next for Jazz and me (Road to Tevis # 92)
Jazz and I rode with the Jackass Mail Run Saturday. I’d been wanting to ride with them since I was a kid. (Read about my… Read More »Jazz at the Jackass Mail Run (Road to Tevis #91)
About a month ago, I looked up my record on the AERC site. I noticed that it did not include Jazz’s Best Condition at Laurel… Read More »Jazz received Top Vet Score but not BC (Road to Tevis #90)
Last weekend I took Fantazia and Jazz back to the desert for the xpride that was supposed to be in the Cuyama Valley. Not surprisingly,… Read More »Training my horses during competition (Road to Tevis #89)
Last Thursday I hurried home from my morning lecture at Bakersfield College so I could load my horses in the trailer and head to what… Read More »The last Western Mojave xpride (Road to Tevis #88)
My right hip has always tended to be a bit tighter than my left. Around four years ago, I started having issues with that right… Read More »Dealing with hip pain associated with horseback-riding