Bringing a horse back into work after a long break is surprisingly easy! For those of you wondering what’s up with Fantazia… After she failed… Read More »Bringing a horse back into work after a break (Road to Tevis # 79)
As my brother pointed out, being too busy to ride worked out great. Jazz was second place and best condition at his first 50 this… Read More »Second place and Best Condition: Jazz’s first 50 (Road to Tevis 78)
Last Friday I loaded Fantazia and Jazz into the trailer and headed for the desert, near Pearsonville, CA, for the Bill Thornburgh Friends and Family… Read More »Jazz’s first LD at the Bill Thornburgh Ride (Road to Tevis #77)
I haven’t been posting much lately, primarily due to non-horse related circumstances. New job, moving, family difficulties; these limit my time, and any extra time… Read More »Bumps on the road to the Tevis Cup (post # 74)
My last post, Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup, had several errors. People pointed them out, and I fixed them to the best of my… Read More »Errata! mea culpa… But this is meant to be fun.
Adapting conditioning and training to fit a specific horse is almost always necessary. There is no true one size fits all when it comes to… Read More »Adapting conditioning and training to fit the horse (Road to Tevis #72)
Last week I wrote about the dangers of infrequent exercise. That was a follow-up to my post about being a weekend warrior. Some people had… Read More »It’s better to ride rarely than not at all (Road to Tevis #71)
The dangers of infrequent exercise for horses and riders really depend on the situation. My last post addressed my current weekend-warrior state (Being a weekend… Read More »The dangers of infrequent exercise for your horse (and you)
Several people have asked why we didn’t start the 20 Mule Team 100 a few weeks ago. The answer is that Fantazia was lame on… Read More »Figuring out Fantazia’s lameness (Road to Tevis # 66)
