Teaching Jazz to ground-tie (Road to Tevis # 75)
Last year around this time I shared a post on the Advantages of Ground-tying. In that post I include some suggestions on how to train… Read More »Teaching Jazz to ground-tie (Road to Tevis # 75)
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Road to the Tevis Cup posts
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.
Bumps on the road to the Tevis Cup (post # 74)
I haven’t been posting much lately, primarily due to non-horse related circumstances. New job, moving, family difficulties; these limit my time, and any extra time… Read More »Bumps on the road to the Tevis Cup (post # 74)
Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #73)
One more Tevis gone by without me. I missed last year’s Tevis due to a series of mishaps; see my post at the time about… Read More »Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #73)
Adapting conditioning and training to fit the horse (Road to Tevis #72)
Adapting conditioning and training to fit a specific horse is almost always necessary. There is no true one size fits all when it comes to… Read More »Adapting conditioning and training to fit the horse (Road to Tevis #72)
It’s better to ride rarely than not at all (Road to Tevis #71)
Last week I wrote about the dangers of infrequent exercise. That was a follow-up to my post about being a weekend warrior. Some people had… Read More »It’s better to ride rarely than not at all (Road to Tevis #71)
Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Working with a green horse is such a general topic, I doubted whether to include it in my Road to Tevis blog posts. What is… Read More »Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Jazz’s first five days (Yes, still on the Road to Tevis #68)
Jazz’s first five days have been more eventful than expected! Today is his sixth day… I am hoping to get this published before it ends.… Read More »Jazz’s first five days (Yes, still on the Road to Tevis #68)
Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)
Fantazia is going to test the benefits of an extended rest period. (You can read about her lameness in my last blog post, Figuring out… Read More »Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)
Figuring out Fantazia’s lameness (Road to Tevis # 66)
Several people have asked why we didn’t start the 20 Mule Team 100 a few weeks ago. The answer is that Fantazia was lame on… Read More »Figuring out Fantazia’s lameness (Road to Tevis # 66)