Volunteering for the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #128)
I had hoped to ride Tevis in 2021. (Read my very first Road to Tevis post!) Although I didn’t have the prerequisite 300 miles by… Read More »Volunteering for the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #128)
The Feliz Cumpleaños Endurance Ride (Road to Tevis #127)
Last weekend River completed two back-to-back 30-mile LDs at the Feliz Cumpleaños Endurance Ride. Normally, I would have done at least one 50-mile ride, but… Read More »The Feliz Cumpleaños Endurance Ride (Road to Tevis #127)
Detecting subtle signs of EPM in horses
Nearly two years after I bought her, River was diagnosed with EPM (Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis). The diagnosis was based on high titers of Sarcocystis neurona… Read More »Detecting subtle signs of EPM in horses
Meet Scheherazade, future endurance mount!
This post is about three weeks late; Scheherazade was born in the early hours of May 3rd. It’s been busy; the end of spring semester… Read More »Meet Scheherazade, future endurance mount!
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ride at Huasna Ranch
Ten days ago River and I went to the second edition of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre ride at Huasna ranch. It was an… Read More »The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ride at Huasna Ranch
One way to deal with a horse tying up: River’s story continues
Ever since River’s mysterious tying up at Cuyama Oaks, I’ve been researching exertional rhabdomyolysis (aka tying up) in horses. Much of that research has been… Read More »One way to deal with a horse tying up: River’s story continues
River’s mysterious tying up (Road to Tevis #126)
On Saturday River and I started the Cuyama Oaks 50 mile endurance ride. Around mile 3.5, she gave three big uphill bucks and came down… Read More »River’s mysterious tying up (Road to Tevis #126)
River completed back-to-back 50s (Road to Tevis #125)
River completed back-to-back 50s at Laurel Mountain last weekend. It wasn’t her first time there (she completed her second 50-mile race last year at Laurel… Read More »River completed back-to-back 50s (Road to Tevis #125)
Riding in the Eastern Mojave (Road to Tevis # 124)
Last weekend River completed her first 50 after her 6-month layup. (Read about her lameness after Montana de Oro last June. The vet counseled a… Read More »Riding in the Eastern Mojave (Road to Tevis # 124)
River’s ride to the Trona Pinnacles (Road to Tevis # 123)
A little over a week ago (Jan. 17), I drove to Ridgecrest for the Fire Mountain endurance ride for the fourth year in a row.… Read More »River’s ride to the Trona Pinnacles (Road to Tevis # 123)