Melissa Margetts and Cabo, 2009

He is considered the “wrong breed” for this sport especially with his short four beat lateral gait. His gait is unbelievably comfortable but truly inefficient. It you were to count the foot falls, he
would have gone AT LEAST 200 miles to the 100 miles that every Arab does.

“To finish is to win” is the motto in the endurance world and to that end, the Tevis Cup offers no monetary prizes. It’s only prize is a much coveted silver belt buckle emblazoned with a pony express rider at a full gallop and the words: “100 miles...one day.” The buckle is given only to the riders that cross the finish line of this grueling race and have proven their horse is “fit to continue."

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Melinda Faubel and Farley, 2009

I thought about editing it for length and interest, but when I was planning to ride the Tevis, I found that the more details people included, the more I learned, so don't look at this as a typical to-entertain story....

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