Riding up to the Trona Pinnacles on Halle, a catch ride on the Fire Mt. endurance ride, Day 2 50.

Passing the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Corrals near Ridgecrest, CA. in the Fire Mt. endurance ride.

Riding two silly spooks as we trot down a road in the Mojave Desert 😂

Trotting thru Rancho San Fernando Rey at the start of the 2025 Sesenta Años 50-mile endurance ride

Riding River past other riders going uphill at the 2025 Sesenta Años endurance ride

Anne Peterson Bonnie’s celebration of life

Loping through a pasture in Huasna Ranch in June. Listed to the wind!

Riding my mare River up a very steep hill

Arabian stallion WT Bezarif shows for the Haggin Cup, after his tenth palce finish in Tevis 2025

Arriving at lower Blossom Lake in the Golden Trout Wilderness on my mare River.

Notice how well River backs out of a unpassable part of the trail!

River thinks carefully and moves slowly to negotiate some difficult high sierra trail.

Trotting along Windy Ridge in Sequoia National Park

Making our way around a fallen tree along the Windy Gap Trail in Sequoia National Park

The Windy Gap Trail in Sequoia National Park, through a green meadow

River sees a black bear! Twice (again after we go up a few switchbacks) Can you see it?

My mare River figuring out some tricky rocky terrain!

A Real Diva, 2025 Haggin Cup winner, shown by John Perry

Opening a gate from horseback on the Treasure of the Sierra Madre endurance ride at Huasna.

How to open an RTIC cooler when it has vacuum-sealed ;-)

Not long after the start of the Feliz Cumpleaños Endurance Ride Day 2 LD at Rancho San Fernando Rey

Trotting along a ridge in Rancho San Fernando Rey

Crossing a creek on the Huasna Ranch during an endurance ride

Eleven day old filly Scheherazade runs with her mother Fantazia

Loop two of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre ride at Huasna Ranch; we get a bit lost!

New baby filly! 😍

Loping up a grassy hillside

Jogging with my mare River during a 50-mile endurance ride

River a few hours after muscle spasm, trotting eagerly

River nearing the end of the first loop, anxious probably due to tying up

Trotting down a trail in the Cuyama Valley in an endurance ride.

More footage of River's second 50-mile ride thourgh the desert in two days.

The moon, horse, and rider reflected in a puddle.

Riding through the western Mojave Desert on a 50-mile endurance ride

Cache creek ridge 2024: Wind, rain, and cold!

Dillon's fourth day mounted: working on rein and leg aides

Ron not long after the start of his first LD endurance ride

At the start of Ron's first ever LD endurance ride at Sesenta Anos, 2024

Riding through the eastern Mojave on the 50-mile xpride, day 2 2025

Trotting past the Trona Pinnacles sign, pinnacles themselves in the distance.

Riding through the eastern Mojave Desert in a 50- mile endurance ride. Many Joshua trees!

Loping towards the Trona Pinnacles at the end of a limited distance endurance ride

Crossing the railroad tracks on our horses as we approached the Trona Pinnacles

Slip-sliding down a muddy hill to prepare River for tough endurance rides

River's last conditioning ride before her endurance comeback at Fire Mt. this coming weekend.

Cantering my mare River along a ridge, with a few bucks.

Ron finally relaxed and moves into the bit on his first endurance ride!

An out of shape River reaches the top of the hill enthusiastically

Riding the rocky hills of the Mojave near Trona, CA. in March 2023

Ron's third trail ride with water crossings, second crossing, with a small jump

Ron takes things into his own hooves and crosses water first, even with another horse to rely on!

Riding Ron on his first LD endurance ride at the Sesenta Anos xpride!

Ron learning to ride alone and pass other riders on his first LD endurance ride

It's so much easier to cross water behind an experienced horse!

Ron's first ever water crossing! This was after 15 minutes of patience.

Ron goes back across his first water-challenge even, two weeks later, a changed horse!

River’s first solo water crossing

Ron’s third water crossing ever, in wide angle. He did great!

Trotting along dirt roads on a cattle ranch. Ron’s first big trotting ride.

Ron tackles a scary pond, his first water immersion