Endurance Horse Podcast

Welcome to  Episode 26 of    Endurance Horse Podcast  Tevis Cup 2019 Part 1   Created  September 27, 2019    Welcome to episode 26 of Endurance Horse Podcast where we will hear from not only the winner of Tevis 2019, though also from volunteers, crew and more riders!   Did you know that the Tevis Cup, also known as the The Western States Trail Ride, has been held every year since 1955?  This makes Tevis the most established modern day endurance ride in the world, possibly the universe.  Tevis has been the inspiration for other such great rides as The Big Horn 100 and The Tom Quilty Gold Cup.  It is amazing to me how one group of riders, with an idea can establish something so inspirational that has been standing the test of time for several decades, and that has inspired others to build on what was started by Wendell Robie and his friends.     Only roughly half (54%) of the people who toe the line to begin Tevis will complete it.  The statistics at teviscup.org show that from 1955 until 2017 roughly