Of all the goals I could have set for myself (and Fantazia), why have I chosen the Tevis Cup, one of the most grueling endurance… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
On Sunday August 9th it had been seven weeks since I brought Fantazia home. We’re now into our eighth week of conditioning, so I figure… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
Several years ago I had the privilege of writing the story of Cowboy Dressage and its founders, Eitan and Debbie Beth-Halachmy. During a brief visit… Read More »An interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy
My first major training gaffe–otherwise known as the manure fork incident–with Fantazia happened about three weeks after I brought her home. Those first three weeks,… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
At some point over the last few years, my friend Melissa’s mare Misty started moving off awkwardly when first mounted. She flattened her croup and… Read More »Mysterious pain after mounting: A mare issue? Solutions please!
One of the best things about where I’m living now is that I can go out a back gate onto a very hilly cattle ranch.… Read More »The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
I met Fantazia in fall, 2012, when i was living in Arcata, CA. She was so much fun to ride, I loved her from the first.
Fantazia’s first three weeks with me were all about me figuring out what she could and would eat and how to make sure she drank. I rode most days and we gradually became reacquainted.
Perhaps I ought to say “introducing my blog about my road to the Tevis Cup” because this is the first post. But that’s self-evident, so I’ll introduce the most important and unpredictable element of the road, my horse, PGN Fantazia.
Many people seem to worry iron overload in horses. They even seem to worry about iron overload in other people’s horses.. I don’t know enough… Read More »Iron overload in horses: Is it a real problem?