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Jazz at the Jackass Mail Run (Road to Tevis #91)

Jazz and I rode with the Jackass Mail Run Saturday. I’d been wanting to ride with them since I was a kid. (Read about my… Read More »Jazz at the Jackass Mail Run (Road to Tevis #91)

Training my horses during competition (Road to Tevis #89)

Last weekend I took Fantazia and Jazz back to the desert for the xpride that was supposed to be in the Cuyama Valley. Not surprisingly,… Read More »Training my horses during competition (Road to Tevis #89)

My horses coming in for breakfast. They have a very irregular feeding schedule.

Effects of an irregular feeding schedule for horses

My endurance horses have been “enduring” an irregular feeding schedule for some time now. It hasn’t really hurt their performance at rides. Fantazia has continued… Read More »Effects of an irregular feeding schedule for horses

The last Western Mojave xpride

The last Western Mojave xpride (Road to Tevis #88)

Last Thursday I hurried home from my morning lecture at Bakersfield College so I could load my horses in the trailer and head to what… Read More »The last Western Mojave xpride (Road to Tevis #88)

two wins and one BC

Two surprise wins and one BC (Road to Tevis # 85)

I took Fantazia and Jazz to the Laurel Mountain pioneer ride last weekend and ended up with two surprise wins and one BC. Both were… Read More »Two surprise wins and one BC (Road to Tevis # 85)

Ridign up to the Trona PInnacles (Jazz's first endurance win)

Jazz’s first endurance win–and mine! (Road to Tevis # 82)

Jazz’s first endurance win came last weekend on the second day of the Fire Mountain Ride, 55 miles. I knew going into it that I… Read More »Jazz’s first endurance win–and mine! (Road to Tevis # 82)

endurance rider's wish list

An endurance rider’s wish list, version 2022 (Road to Tevis # 80)

Last year I shared a list of my endurance needs and wants just before the Cayuse ride. )You can read it here: All I want… Read More »An endurance rider’s wish list, version 2022 (Road to Tevis # 80)

Second place and Best Condition: Jazz’s first 50 (Road to Tevis 78)

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)

Jazz's first LD at the Bill Thornburgh ride.

Jazz’s first LD at the Bill Thornburgh Ride (Road to Tevis #77)

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)

Planning Jazz's first ride

Planning Jazz’s first ride (Road to Tevis #76)

For the first time since I began this blog, more than a month has gone by between posts. That’s a bad thing; you lose readers… Read More »Planning Jazz’s first ride (Road to Tevis #76)