Life After Tevis (a.k.a. “I got Pulled and it Sucked!”)
The gun shook in my trembling hands. Sweat began to bead on my forehead. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes for a moment. When I opened them, Stella was gazing at...
Reflecting on Redwood: Little Bit Goes Pro (and Leaves me for Another Woman)
Submitted by Renee GonzalezIt’s hard to believe a year has passed since I had the opportunity to ride in the Redwood National Forest. 2010 is flying by and I feel like I’m pedaling fast...
Brule Lake CTR – Where My Boots Sat In The Trailer
Submitted by Stacey Maloney, Team Easyboot 2012 MemberThe third annual Brule Lake Combined Ride was just east of Jasper, Alberta, Canada on a trail that will take your breath away. It was almost a...
Ride the grandaddy of 100 mile endurance events for free!
The Tevis Cup 100 Mile Horse race is is the Granddaddy of endurance sports. The 100 mile horse event climbs through the Granite Chief Wilderness and snakes it's way along single track trails on...
Endurance And EasyCare
The sport of endurance riding is only a small segment of all equestrian sports nationally and worldwide. Maybe 5% of all equestrians engage in endurance. Attending the AERC Annual Convention, one gets the feeling...
Part 2 of Triple Crown (In Which Fergus Gets Boots Glued to His Feet)
Fergus' scalped heel - perfect timing meant that it had grown down so his weight-bearing heel buttress was effectively 3/4" square by the time the NASTR 75 endurance ride rolled around. <sigh>In late May...
A Barefoot Milestone: Releasing the Fury
The 10th Anniversary edition of The Horse's Hoof magazine is hot off the press and guess who is on the cover? Our very own Garrett Ford and the Fury from their win of the...
30 Years of Booting
OT Kid Curry, AERC Hall of Fame and 9-year Regional and National Champion. I credit his 9,100 career miles to Easyboots. We were "booten" before booten was cool.Upon returning to endurance in 2012, I...
Montana De Oro. Beautiful but very tuff!
We just completed our 5th top ten 50 this season in Easyboot gloves (tying for 1st place and getting "high vet score"). Our total ride time was approximately 8 hours and 40 minutes making...
Old Dogs & New Tricks
I have over 9,000 miles of successful endurance riding over the past 30+ years. My AERC number is 176. I have always used metal shoes and had Easyboots or Gloves for emergencies only. I...