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!
Meet Ticket the mule and her rider, Shane Lesher. 3/3 Tevis completions!
I had so much difficulty locating the results and details about the ride that I decided to compile all the press coverage of the 2021… Read More »Press coverage of the Tevis Cup 2021 (Road to Tevis # 48)
A brief account of our night ride, taken in celebration/mourning of missing out on Tevis. Riding in the dark is fun and a bit unnerving.