Photo of the Week
This week's photo is one of my favorites from Tevis 2010. EasyCare went to Tevis this year with big plans. We created the Ride Tevis for Free program that compensated riders who finished the...
Photo of the Week
This week's photo comes from Tevis 2010. For those not familiar with Tevis, it is also known as the Western States Trail Ride, and is rated by Time magazine as one of the top...
Tahlia Franke’s Countdown to Tevis
With the 2016 Tevis Cup now less than 30 days away, Tahlia Franke isn’t sitting around twiddling her thumbs, she is burning up the trails and the racetrack. On June 25, the 17-year-old from...
5 Facts About Easyboots at Tevis 2011
Garrett Ford enjoying some of the snow in the Sierras two days before the event.
The 56th annual Tevis Cup 100 Mile Ride will always have an asterisk next to it. When the original date...
Tevis 2015: The Finest Gluing Team of Professionals is Available to All Competitors
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the Western States Trail Ride promises to be a landmark event befitting Diamond Anniversary status. EasyCare has a long and successful history at the worlds most challenging 100-mile...
Easyboot Success at the 2016 Tevis Cup- Statistics the Haters Won’t Like!
I had a distinguished farrier tell me at the International Hoof Care Summit "The only reason Easyboots do well at Tevis is because you get your product on the good horses". He was trying...
100-Mile Tevis Cup: One of the Top Ten Endurance Competitions in the World!
The 2018 Tevis Cup is in the books. Of the 149 horses who started the event, there were only 64 finishers. That 42% finish rate tells us how grueling this 100-mile trail is and...
Yeah, So What?
2010 was a banner year for EasyCare hoof boots in endurance racing. Endurance rides are races over wilderness trails of 50 to 255 miles. The horse and rider team compete on varied and often...
Meet Tahlia Franke: Australia’s Top-Ranked Junior Rider Sets Her Sights on the 2016 Tevis...
Tahlia Franke is counting the days until the 2016 Western States Trail Ride, more popularly known as the Tevis Cup. The 17-year-old from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, is one of ten junior riders whose entry...
Just Bad Luck or Bad Decisions? A 2019 Tevis Cup Wrap-Up with Personal Perspective...
Like a yearly ritual, I have completed my Tevis Checklist:
Horse is optimally conditioned and prepared for the most difficult 100 Miler in the world.
Horse has completed other 100 milers, or back-to-back 50...