I use spirals all the time when I’m doing arena work. I sometimes even do them on the trail, or before an endurance ride, to… Read More »Training idea # 7: Spiral exercises to do at the lope, canter, jog, or trot
Last weekend Fantazia and I attempted another 50 at the Quicksilver Fall Classic endurance ride. Overall, a great experience, but once again we failed to… Read More »The Quicksilver Fall Classic Endurance Ride: Road to the Tevis Cup #55
This Saturday (October 2) Fantazia and I are going to do the 50 at the Quicksilver Fall Classic. It will be our first ride since… Read More »Endurance training while the Rest of Life is Happening: Road to Tevis # 54
Fantazia and I always do a lot of climbing, because that’s the nature of living in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. (See my post… Read More »Riding steep hills to increase fitness: Road to the Tevis Cup Post #53
A description of my warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering, with diagrams and videos. I also use it for conditioning in the arena.
The advantages of ground-tying are many. When you ride out on the trail (as we all do in endurance), it’s a wonderful skill for a… Read More »The advantages of ground-tying: Road to the Tevis Cup # 52
About a month ago, Ute Tonia from Equestrian Adventuresses contacted me about doing a podcast. She had read some of my Road to the Tevis… Read More »My podcast with Equestrian Adventuresses
I took Fantazia on a fairly strenuous ride Tuesday, because I am going to be very busy for at least a week. With so much… Read More »Training in steep terrain with my opinionated mare: Road to Tevis # 51
Four spiral exercises to do at the walk, with videos.
Conditioning in the heat can become problematic in a drought!