In my early years riding at the Hipodromo de la Zarzuela, the racetrack outside of Madrid, Spain, I lost my favorite baseball cap to one… Read More »Don’t wear yellow and other superstitions held by horse people
Time for an update on River’s progress! I took her on her first solo ride off the ranch Sunday. At that point, I’d had her… Read More »Update on River’s progress (Road to Tevis #104)
Before I talk about what’s in my horse trailer, I should warn you that I’ve got a relatively primitive set-up. I use the old Featherlite… Read More »What’s in my horse trailer?
Many people have asked me about Jazz since I said good-bye to him in August. (Read Saying good-bye to Jazz.) I’ve repeatedly said, I have… Read More »What’s up with Jazz? He’s completed a 100-mile ride!
Getting to know River is taking far more time that I had imagined when I bought her in August. First, it took a month to… Read More »Getting to know River, slowly (Road to Tevis #103)
As soon as Jazz was on his way back to Auburn I started looking for a replacement. Once again, I posted on Facebook on endurance… Read More »Meet my new mare River (Road to Tevis #102)
I didn’t know at the time, but the Buck Mountain Boogie was Jazz’s and my final endurance race together. (See Saying good-bye to Jazz.) There… Read More »The Buck Mountain Boogie endurance ride (Road to Tevis #101)
I caught a lot of lasts this year. Most were xprides, because the Nicholsons have decided to stop coming to California. Jazz, Fantazia and I… Read More »The last La Grange Ditch 50 (Road to Tevis # 100)
My last post covered much of Jazz’s adventures in the far north. I wanted to keep riding in the Marble Mountains separate because it was… Read More »Riding in the Marble Mountains (Road to Tevis #99)
The events described in this blog post took place in the last few weeks of June. Since then, a lot has happened. Most significantly for… Read More »Jazz’s adventures in the far north (Road to Tevis #98)