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)
I’ve resigned myself to being a weekend warrior, and it’s not all bad! Jazz will still get trained and conditioned, if a bit more slowly.
Working with a green horse is such a general topic, I doubted whether to include it in my Road to Tevis blog posts. What is… Read More »Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Fantazia is going to test the benefits of an extended rest period. (You can read about her lameness in my last blog post, Figuring out… Read More »Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)
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)
Earning 300 AERC miles and meeting the 300-mile rider requirement for the Tevis Cup was a major focus of my training efforts last year. My… Read More »Earning 300 AERC miles–plus 5 (Road to Tevis #63)
Last Thursday Fantazia and I headed down to the Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride near Ridgecrest, CA. It was a great ride. I met lots of… Read More »Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride (Road to Tevis #62)
The most important part of my end-of-year summary for 2021 is that Fantazia and I might still be on the road to the Tevis Cup.… Read More »End-of-year summary, 2021: Road to the Tevis Cup #61
Last weekend Fantazia and I earned our third AERC 50 mile ride completion (on top of four 50 mile WDRA completions last spring) at the… Read More »The Cayuse endurance ride (Road to Tevis # 60)
With the Sesenta Años pioneer ride (xpride description), I finally feel that Fantazia and I really could be on the Road to the Tevis Cup.… Read More »The Sesenta Años pioneer ride (Road to Tevis # 58)