Earlier this week, I shared a post in three places on Facebook: My own page, the AERC page, and Endurance Riders America. I will paste… Read More »This is not science! On surveys, opinions, blogs, and Tevis
On Saturday I chose not to continue after the first big loop at Montana de Oro. It was my first Rider Option. As of this… Read More »My first Rider Option at Montana de Oro (Road to Tevis #114)
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)
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)
Last weekend, four months and two days after I brought her home, River completed her first 50-mile ride at Fire Mountain. It took longer to… Read More »River’s first endurance ride (Road to Tevis #106)
Since my last post about her (read it here: Update on River’s progress), I have confirmed that River needs a lot of training. Of course,… Read More »River needs a lot of training (Road to Tevis #105)
Time for an update on River’s progress! I took her on her first solo ride off the ranch Sunday. At that point, I’d had her… Read More »Update on River’s progress (Road to Tevis #104)