http://ravensendurance.info Sponsor the Bob Walz Easy Ride Mile, a memorial mile on the Tevis Cup trail in honor of an endurance riding pioneer: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:17:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My dad, Bob Walz, passed away May 17th, 2008 at the age of 86. He had a stroke about 6 weeks previous & just didn't recover. Donations made on this site will go toward buying a mile of Tevis Trail as a memorial for my dad. ... http://ravensendurance.info/2008/06/09/bob-walz-rides-the-great-beyond/ Enjoy this slideshow of shots that my friend, Cash, took at Tevis '07 & a few from the start of Oregon 100 at the end. The Tevis shots are of Robie Park & Foresthill. There are some of Krista Snyder, too, on her paint, Corky! Tevis http://ravensendurance.info/2007/09/20/tevis-photos-more/ Tevis has become my yearly adventure. 2007 was an eventful one. I caravaned down with Krista Snyder & her Tevis bound paint, Corky. It made the drive more interesting, though I scared her with my freeway speeds! ;-) We started the week before Tevis with the Gold Country Ride & Tie. ... http://ravensendurance.info/2007/09/12/tevis-travels-07/ We had a top ten success at Klickatat 2 day 100! I love 2 day 100's, gives the horse a taste of what a multi day ride is. The trails up there are beautiful with great footing. Raven completed barefoot, two weeks after almost winning Mt Adams 100. I ... http://ravensendurance.info/2007/07/04/klickatat-2-day-100-beyond-to-tevis/ We had a great weekend at the Mt Adams endurance ride! Raven led the 100 all day, without me... he had his kid back & he was obviously celebrating that! My 17 yr old, Sarah, who rode him in 2000, was in the saddle again. It was good to see them ... http://ravensendurance.info/2007/07/04/mt-adams-100/ Endurance riding is a very challenging sport. The rides range from 50 miles to 100 miles in a day. Limited distance rides are 25 to 30 miles. Veterinary checkpoints are frequent, generally every 6 to 12 miles. Terrains vary from flat & easy to mountainous & technical. Arabian ... http://ravensendurance.info/2007/02/16/kentucky-mountain-saddle-horses-in-endurance/