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Road to the Tevis Cup posts
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #22: How to enter the Tevis Cup
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #1: Introducing Fantazia
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #2: Fantazia’s first three weeks
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #3: When I met Fantazia
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 11: (Not) riding in smoke from wildfires
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #12: Feeding an anxious horse
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #13: Things Fantazia is afraid of…
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #14: The Arena Gate Incident
Books about the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis # 15)
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #19: Prerequisites for riding the Sierra Nevada
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #21: Current Fitness and Conditioning Routine
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #24: First time training with a buddy
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #25: Riding through the fog
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #26: Our longest ride yet
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #28: Riding up to the snow!
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #29: The 300-mile rider requirement
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #30: Our first endurance ride, finally!
Road to the Tevis Cup #31: Introducing Fantazia’s pasture mate, Beroni
Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
Road to the Tevis Cup #33: The two weeks leading up to our second ride
Road to Tevis #34: Our second ride in the desert, xp at Coso Junction
Road to Tevis #35: The dangers of riding in rocky terrain
Road to Tevis #36: Benefits of using a heart rate monitor
Road to the Tevis Cup # 38: Identifying Fantazia’s mysterious injury
Road to the Tevis Cup # 40: Update on Fantazia’s soundness
Road to the Tevis Cup # 39: The many advantages of ponying your horse
Speeding up a SLOW walk: Road to the Tevis Cup # 41
The Wild West Pioneer Ride: Road to the Tevis Cup # 43
Good Samaritans on the Road (to the Tevis Cup, Post # 44)
Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
Everything I am doing wrong (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 46)
Riding in the dark: Road to the Tevis Cup Post # 47
Press coverage of the Tevis Cup 2021 (Road to Tevis # 48)
Ticket the mule and her rider Shane Lesher (Road to the Tevis Cup # 49)
Conditioning in the Heat: Road to the Tevis Cup # 50
Training in steep terrain with my opinionated mare: Road to Tevis # 51
The advantages of ground-tying: Road to the Tevis Cup # 52
Riding steep hills to increase fitness: Road to the Tevis Cup Post #53
Endurance training while the Rest of Life is Happening: Road to Tevis # 54
Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of riding outside the arena
Racing vs riding and the US Endurance debate
What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
Catch-riding at Cougar Prowl: Hot, humid, and fun LD endurance ride
AHA Distance Horse National Championships & Owl Hoot Spook
More pictures from the 2019 AHA Distance Horse Nationals
Training
Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
Arena etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of sharing an arena with others
Using a whip is not horse abuse, it’s communication
How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
Exercises
Training idea # 1: A surprisingly challenging yet fun warm-up exercise
Training idea # 2: An advanced warm-up exercise for your horse
Training idea # 3: A warm-up exercise for a round arena
Training idea # 4: Clover-leaf exercise for a round arena
Training idea # 5: Four spiral exercises to do at the walk
Training idea # 6: Warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering
Horse care
How-to
How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail
Dealing with aches and pains from horseback riding: Road to Tevis #27
Feeding for fashion: How to keep hay out of your nice(r) clothes
Recognize and Treat Sweeney Shoulder
Some notes on scratches
Mysterious pain after mounting: A mare issue? Solutions please!
Tack & Clothing
Attitudes toward Helmet Use Study
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #20: Finding the right saddle
Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles
Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them
Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence
The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls
Review: Zaldi Endurance saddle Endur-Light
Road to Tevis #37: My first experience with riding tights
Cowboy Dressage
An interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy
What was I thinking? (An interview with Debbie Beth-Halachmy)
Taking Cowboy Dressage to Europe: An interview with Lesley Deutsch
Dr. Robert Miller & his wife Debby share their take on Cowboy Dressage
Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2019
(More) Pictures and videos from the 2019 Morgan Grand National Show
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2018
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2017
Just for fun posts: Songs, satire and other humor, and so forth
Many songs about horses
How to discourage questioning in an online horse forum
In defense of “hot” horses
Win a Warmblood baby (and donate to an equestrian charity)
Privacy Policy
Other cool horse sites
My podcast with Equestrian Adventuresses
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About me (the equestrian me)
Training Idea Blog Posts
Blog Content
Endurance
Road to the Tevis Cup posts
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #22: How to enter the Tevis Cup
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #1: Introducing Fantazia
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #2: Fantazia’s first three weeks
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #3: When I met Fantazia
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 11: (Not) riding in smoke from wildfires
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #12: Feeding an anxious horse
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #13: Things Fantazia is afraid of…
The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #14: The Arena Gate Incident
Books about the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis # 15)
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #19: Prerequisites for riding the Sierra Nevada
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #21: Current Fitness and Conditioning Routine
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #24: First time training with a buddy
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #25: Riding through the fog
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #26: Our longest ride yet
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #28: Riding up to the snow!
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #29: The 300-mile rider requirement
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #30: Our first endurance ride, finally!
Road to the Tevis Cup #31: Introducing Fantazia’s pasture mate, Beroni
Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
Road to the Tevis Cup #33: The two weeks leading up to our second ride
Road to Tevis #34: Our second ride in the desert, xp at Coso Junction
Road to Tevis #35: The dangers of riding in rocky terrain
Road to Tevis #36: Benefits of using a heart rate monitor
Road to the Tevis Cup # 38: Identifying Fantazia’s mysterious injury
Road to the Tevis Cup # 40: Update on Fantazia’s soundness
Road to the Tevis Cup # 39: The many advantages of ponying your horse
Speeding up a SLOW walk: Road to the Tevis Cup # 41
The Wild West Pioneer Ride: Road to the Tevis Cup # 43
Good Samaritans on the Road (to the Tevis Cup, Post # 44)
Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
Everything I am doing wrong (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 46)
Riding in the dark: Road to the Tevis Cup Post # 47
Press coverage of the Tevis Cup 2021 (Road to Tevis # 48)
Ticket the mule and her rider Shane Lesher (Road to the Tevis Cup # 49)
Conditioning in the Heat: Road to the Tevis Cup # 50
Training in steep terrain with my opinionated mare: Road to Tevis # 51
The advantages of ground-tying: Road to the Tevis Cup # 52
Riding steep hills to increase fitness: Road to the Tevis Cup Post #53
Endurance training while the Rest of Life is Happening: Road to Tevis # 54
Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of riding outside the arena
Racing vs riding and the US Endurance debate
What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
Catch-riding at Cougar Prowl: Hot, humid, and fun LD endurance ride
AHA Distance Horse National Championships & Owl Hoot Spook
More pictures from the 2019 AHA Distance Horse Nationals
Training
Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
Arena etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of sharing an arena with others
Using a whip is not horse abuse, it’s communication
How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
Exercises
Training idea # 1: A surprisingly challenging yet fun warm-up exercise
Training idea # 2: An advanced warm-up exercise for your horse
Training idea # 3: A warm-up exercise for a round arena
Training idea # 4: Clover-leaf exercise for a round arena
Training idea # 5: Four spiral exercises to do at the walk
Training idea # 6: Warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering
Horse care
How-to
How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail
Dealing with aches and pains from horseback riding: Road to Tevis #27
Feeding for fashion: How to keep hay out of your nice(r) clothes
Recognize and Treat Sweeney Shoulder
Some notes on scratches
Mysterious pain after mounting: A mare issue? Solutions please!
Tack & Clothing
Attitudes toward Helmet Use Study
Road to the Tevis Cup Post #20: Finding the right saddle
Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles
Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them
Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence
The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls
Review: Zaldi Endurance saddle Endur-Light
Road to Tevis #37: My first experience with riding tights
Cowboy Dressage
An interview with Cowboy Dressage founder Eitan Beth-Halachmy
What was I thinking? (An interview with Debbie Beth-Halachmy)
Taking Cowboy Dressage to Europe: An interview with Lesley Deutsch
Dr. Robert Miller & his wife Debby share their take on Cowboy Dressage
Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2019
(More) Pictures and videos from the 2019 Morgan Grand National Show
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2018
Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show 2017
Just for fun posts: Songs, satire and other humor, and so forth
Many songs about horses
How to discourage questioning in an online horse forum
In defense of “hot” horses
Win a Warmblood baby (and donate to an equestrian charity)
Privacy Policy
Other cool horse sites
My podcast with Equestrian Adventuresses
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