On March 27th, the third day of the Cuyama Oaks xpride (and our second), Fantazia came up lame. Or, as Dr. Nicholson put it, she… Read More »Road to the Tevis Cup # 38: Identifying Fantazia’s mysterious injury
Believe it or not, my first experience with riding tights was last month, at the Coso Junction xpride (supposed to be in Eastern Mojave, but… Read More »Road to Tevis #37: My first experience with riding tights
Lots of pictures and videos, and a few words, about our second endurance ride in the desert, at Coso Junction. Mostly what we had to endure was weather!
A brief description of the final two weeks leading up to our second ride. The timing and exertion of each ride has to be carefully thought out. Eating has to happen!
A fun post about WSG Beroni, a Morgan gelding who is Fantazia’s pasture mate.
Last Monday (January 25) it snowed here for the first time in decades. We are a bit low for snow, at around 800 feet. It… Read More »Road to the Tevis Cup Post #28: Riding up to the snow!
Dealing with the aches and pains of horseback riding is not at all specific to training for the Tevis Cup. Most riders at some point… Read More »Dealing with aches and pains from horseback riding: Road to Tevis #27
Our longest ride yet was 20.5 miles, on a gorgeous day.
I spent much of New Year’s eve riding through the fog of low clouds (low being 2500-3100 feet). Eerie, beautiful, cold, and loads of fun
Fantazia and I rode with Katie–another endurance rider–and her horse Tonka a few days ago. It was great! (PS Happy New Year, and may 2021 surpass 2020 in health, happiness, and joy!)