Big Horn Celebrates Its 40th Year
Forty years ago, endurance riding was in its infancy, and riders took to the trails wearing blue jeans and cowboy hats on horses sporting Western saddles and leather halters, carrying hand-drawn maps of the...
Hand In Hand
Lisa and I crossed the finish line at Tevis hand in hand for the third year in a row. Although the results won’t show it, Cyclone and Fury tied for first place. Lisa and...
NEATO Ride Report
Submitted by Gene Limlaw
This past weekend I went to the NEATO Ride in Escoheag, Rhode Island. They offered a 30 and 50 mile ride with the Region 16 distance championship. Last year this ride...
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...
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...
A Postcard From the Camp Far West 50-Mile Ride
Submitted by Renee Robinson
The title of this ride story was almost going to be, "Epic Fail" (pun intended). I feel like the last three 50's I've done, I've really had to earn my completions....
The Barefoot Horse and Hoof Boots Take a Huge Step Forward with Haggin Cup...
It was a day for all barefoot horses. A day that will help the practice of keeping horses barefoot be less challenged in the future. It was a day that Dr. Neel Glass (the...
Week 4 Photo Contest Winner
Congratulations to Sanoma Blakeley for winning our photo contest this week!
Sanoma submitted this photo of herself on her purebred Arab gelding, RA Ares Bay (also known as Goobs), at mile 70 of the Tevis...
Photo of the Week
This week's photo comes form the 2009 Western States Trail Ride, also known as the Tevis Cup. Garrett Ford and Duncan McLaughlin are preparing a horse's hooves to be fitted with the EasyBoot Glue-On hoof...
AERC vs NATRC: Part I
A few weeks ago, I gave an overview of the North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC), the largest competitive trail riding organization. I have received some questions regarding the differences between NATRC and the...