The Tevis Cup—a 100-mile, 1-day race in the mountains of California—is on today, and a lot of riders are dreaming about being one of the GPS dots on the map. But how do you get ready? We’ve put a few derby riders through our program and seen what works, what doesn’t work, and have someContinue reading “How to Train for a Derby: A Timeline”
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Dressage is Not For Endurance
We train a lot of endurance riders preparing for the Mongol Derby, the Gaucho Derby, and the Tevis. All of our riders have finished. All of them have expressed some comment like, “I’ve learned more in the past 3 days than the last 20 years.” None have come with a seat and riding technique conduciveContinue reading “Dressage is Not For Endurance”
Martial Equestrian 