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Ride Report: 2024 Mary & Anna Memorial 100

In preparation for Tevis, Atlas and I took on the 100-miler at Mary & Anna Memorial 2024. His performance? Stellar! Except for that one thing…

Advanced Endurance Horse Riding At the Next Level

5 Ways to Make Better Time on the Endurance Trail How to Calculate a High-Fat Diet for Your Endurance Horse How to Overcome Fatigue So You Can Ride Longer Distances Heat Acclimation for Endurance Riders A Window into Tevis Prep Enduring the Unexpected: From Spinal Fusion to 100’s Creatine and TBI: A Buffer for the …

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Endurance Rider Fitness for the Western States 100 Mile Trail Ride

There isn’t a world in which riding Tevis will be easy. However, there absolutely are ways I can prepare my body and mind for the challenge. In following along, you’ll pick up some strategies you can apply to your own endurance riding readiness. Even if you’re starting at a different level or shooting for a different endurance riding goal, the concepts still apply.

Recovery Strategies for Returning to Endurance Riding after Injury or Surgery

After two spinal fusion surgeries, endurance rider Layne Lewis shares her recovery strategies for returning to the saddle.

Equestrian endurance rider returns to 100-mile races within a year of spinal fusion for spondylolisthesis

An Equestrian Endurance Rider Returns to the Sport after Spinal Fusion for Spondylolisthesis

“Back surgery felt like a death sentence. I didn’t know if I would come out in a wheelchair, or unable to ride.” Equestrian endurance rider Layne Lewis took on a devastating diagnosis and difficult recovery to return to riding 100’s in less than a year.