Is This the Year? [March 2018 Newsletter]
DO THE DEED – ENTER THE RIDE!
Click HERE for the entry form.
Tennessee Lane and Auli Farwa crest Cougar Rock on their way to winning the 2017 Tevis Cup
Tennessee Lane, winner of the 2017 Tevis Cup walking Far to the water below Swinging Bridge
Treasured Moments ridden by Jeremy Reynolds won the 2017 Hagin Cup; pictured here with his wife Heather. Jeremy is the first rider to have won the Haggin Cup three times while on a different horse each year.
Looking back on Tevis 2017. What a year!
Connie Creech going up Cougar Rock
2017 Tevis Volunteers at Devil's Thumb
Brian Reome at Swinging Bridge with Erin Glassman in the background
Rushcreek Horses Together at Tevis 2016
2017 - Lindsay Fisher on Bath Road arriving at Foresthill riding Monk
Francisco's
Melissa Montgomery checking in at Soda Springs 2017
Veterinarians are critical to the success of Tevis
75 Year Old Jesse Casswell and His Horse Appollo Finished 6th at Tevis 2016
Soda Springs
Welcome
from the Western States Board of Governors
"The Tevis Cup: A Horsemen's Journey Since 1955"
The Board of Governors of the Western States Trail Foundation (WSTF) welcomes you to an endurance riding event of distinction, recognized as one of the world's best tests of true horsemanship. Read more »
Keep Your Dreams Alive Essay Contest
In 2017 an anonymous donor stepped up with an idea to sponsor an entry for someone who had a dream to ride Tevis but the years got away from them. The contest is reborn in 2018!
The essay contest is limited to people that have never ridden the Tevis Cup ride before, who are qualified to enter the Ride as of May 13 and they must be at least 60 years of age on the day of the ride.
AERC Convention and the Tevis Reception
Tevis Reception info to follow
Teivs Cup Tales From The Tevis Trail
In 2017 a project to document the stories of Tevis Cup lore began. The video library is growing and accessible here.
July 28, 2018 is just around the corner!
Shop for the Trail!
The holiday shopping extravaganza is upon us. You can support the Western States Trail at the same time you satisfy the wishes of your loved ones! Amazon Smile - a special shopping portal which gives you access to everything on Amazon - will donate 0.5% of every purchase you make to WSTF. Here's how to sign up;
1. Go to www.smile.amazon.com
2. You'll see this page;
One For the Books! Tevis 2017 Re-Cap
TEVIS CUP WINNER - Tennessee Lane and Auli Farwa
HAGGIN CUP WINNER - Jeremy Reynolds and Treasured Moments
SCRIPPS CUP WINNERS - Reyna Mero and Triomphe, Tal Zvik and Sharade Le Fey, Brianna Clarke and Captain Khaarelli, Mollie Quiroz and Stars the Limit, Juliana McElroy and MM Chief, Jakob Gregory and Foxfires Little Britches
Tevis 2017 Veterinary Research Project
Transabdominal Ultrasound as a Predictor of Horses Developing Metabolic Problems During a Ride
Headlamp Policy
2017 TEVIS CUP RIDE
In the early days of 100 mile rides, riders would carry flashlights when riding at night. The problem was that riders couldn’t hold the flashlight still while riding. The bobbing light would bother the horses and give the riders motion sickness. Etiquette did evolve for the use of flashlights during this period. Riders did not ride upon other horses with their flashlight beam flashing about and riders turned their flashlight off when asked. Flashlights were mostly used for an emergency or for equipment repair.
