This last weekend River and I completed the first day of the new Treasure of the Sierra Madre endurance ride. It was a beautiful ride… Read More »Treasure of the Sierra Madre: River’s 5th 50-mile completion (Road to Tevis 112)
River and I spent last weekend at the 2024 Cuyama Oaks xpride. That is, we spent April 4th – 7th, 2024, in the Cuyama Valley,… Read More »The 2024 Cuyama Oaks xpride: Snow, rain, hail, and sunshine (Road to Tevis 111)
This last Saturday was River’s second endurance ride, 50 miles on Day 2 of the Western Mojave xpride. Although she behaved well and completed the… Read More »River’s second endurance ride (Road to Tevis #110)
Finding the right saddle to ride 50+ miles in is really difficult. My first endurance saddle was an Abetta Serenity. It was relatively comfortable for… Read More »A McCall saddle custom-made for endurance (Road to Tevis #109)
I’ve been meaning to write this post about the old Stonewall endurance saddle that fits Fantazia perfectly for over a year. I’m finally getting around… Read More »The old Stonewall endurance saddle (Road to Tevis #108)
Because Fire Mountain was River‘s first endurance ride, I blogged about her last week. (Read about River’s first 50 here.) This was Fantazia‘s third time… Read More »My second ride to the Trona Pinnacles (Road to Tevis # 107)
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!
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)
Last Sunday Jazz and I started on a road trip I’ve been planning for months. The plan for Day 1 was simple. I’d get everything… Read More »Always check under the hood for rodents! (Road to Tevis #94)