The First Day Many Years Ago....

OK I guess it wasn't many years ago more like TWO. I'm sitting enjoying coffee and my Mom says something about a hundred mile ride and "Western States Trail" oh and of course we should do this in 2009. Talk about a drop in a cold bucket I've always ridden trails but a hundred miles I was sure she was absolutely NUTS and that a hundred miles on horseback was some sort of fairy tale. Boy was I in for the shock of my life sure enough the "Western States Trail" also known as the "Tevis" did exist and she was SERIOUS about riding in it. So of course I'm game never did back down from something interesting.

And boy was I interested I looked up everything about Tevis and more information popped up then we started discussing horses and what we would need we started collecting saddles I love doing stuff with my Mom but it was starting to feel like some sort of whirlwind. So I am about to turn 27 and as you can guess we did not make it to the 2009 Tevis except to watch but BOY did I have a great time and now I'm hooked. It is my goal to go to Tevis next year though there are days it seems like it's mountains away. I will go backwards in the next few blogs and give you the bumps from this year and keep you updated on the next few as Mom and I struggle to climb our mountain to the goal of a "Tevis Buckle." As I go along this journey I hope that I will impart some knowledge that will help those beginning in the endurance track and also learn from those who have been down that road before me.