The Beginning
I bought my first horse in the summer of 2014, for the trip I just finished last September. I bought Roxy a little over 4 years ago to accompany Jingles.
Our dry season feed program
This is what I feed Roxy now that we are in the dry season. Roxy 925lbs, Per day…
Chiapas and the Guatemalan border
As we went upwards out of the coastal lowlands we found cooler weather. The countryside was nice but it was still rather scarce horse wise. I had a fun few days out of the heat.
Caring for my horse on a 5000 mile journey
This post is for the people who have no clue how I’m caring for Roxy. Those who assume I’m overusing her or abusing her. It’s also for the curious and interested.
Getting sick on the road
As of mile 3000, I’ve gotten sick 4 different times on this solo horse ride from Canada to Guatemala.
Memory foam as a saddle pad
Here’s my findings on using a single layer of memory foam under an orthoflex saddle with booties.
I am currently 2500 miles into a 5000 mile solo unassisted horse ride.
Hoof Armor
I don’t know how many of you ride your horses barefoot. Since I got horses almost 4 years ago, mine have always been unshod. I invested in hoof boots to use occasionally but for the most part, I rode both of them barefoot. As the mileage went up in training pre trip then during this trip, I began using easyboots most of the time.
From Slaterville Springs, NY to Sweden Valley, PA
The first 3 days were immensely hilly. From Slaterville Springs to South Danby was nuts, all hills. From Danby to Spencer wasn’t too bad, but from Spencer to Chemung we went up and down a few massive hills.
HILLS!!!! of south central New York
HILLS!!!! of south central New York. These are some of the steepest buggers you will ever come across.
5000 miles of hope TRIP SADDLE and BAGS
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had to replace my English saddle for the trip. At the time I was trying a modernized version of a cavalry saddle. I loved it but it was too narrow for roxy. I then tried an Icelandic gaited saddle, it was too wide. I then tried a used big horn endurance saddle, model 120.