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Here's my story about crossing into Mexico. To begin, here's a list of the players that were on our team, to help us get across, easily and inexpensively. Dr Theresa Taraska USDA port vet, Alexandria Bay Dr Sarah Ortiz USDA APHIS vet Fernando Paiz Endurance rider,...

Near the end of January, we started into Arkansas from Mississippi. After crossing the mighty Mississippi via the Greenville Bridge, we went west for a bit. Then we went south to back along the river and took a day off with Laura and her family. They grew bananas in a...

Americans were far more generous to me than expected. And far less interested in the Maya Pedal project than expected. Everyone wanted to know about my trip and my horse, etc. The horse people of America showed their extreme generosity by embracing another horse...

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. At the 1000 mile mark I switched from using my big horn endurance saddle with thin wool blanket and...

Rockingham, Ontario to Boerne, Texas. Here are Roxy's hooves after 200 days. Going barefoot is possible. Here's a couple pics from the last couple of days...Notice the weight gain as the weather is warming up and our Mad Barn supplements are kicking...

North of Boerne, Texas. 200 days, 2450 miles. Heading to Bandera...

Many people have gone on long trips by horse over the ages. Some of these people wrote accounts of their trips. For a comprehensive list of old horse travel journals please follow this link to the long riders guild. https://thelongridersguild.com/Books/books-list1.htm...

Maya Pedal, the Guatemalan builders of bicycle machines, thank you. I as well. We thank you, one of the thousands of people who have heard about them and our solo horse ride fundraiser. You, the reader. You, the trip host. You, the sponsor. You, the donor. You, the...

I have 3 saddles for sale. I need them sold to help me continue my trip and fundraiser. Make me an offer or share with your friends. THANKS!!! English 16” medium-wide tree. $350. Excellent condition. Stubben siegfried replica Japanese made. Aussie 17” medium tree....

We are taking a few days off near Austin and getting ready for our transition into Mexico. We started planning this trip almost 4 years ago. At first I was going to take my Tacoma down to Guatemala, but then after reflection decided it would be better to have horses...

We have just completed ½ a year on the road. We started in Rockingham Ontario, Canada 6 months ago are now in Caldwell Texas, USA. We have travelled 2242 miles averaging 12 miles per day including rest days. About 20 miles per day on the road. What a weird wonderful...

Continued from part 1: https://5000milesofhope.org/hoof-care-and-pr…easyboots-part-1/ Why the grips? My friend told me they lasted longer than the epics. They have a thicker sole, more tread, and the rollover area is less rounded. Why the edges? They were free. Their...

Since my last post on our hoof boots used during our ride, we have covered a lot of miles. Our hoof boot needs are unique to our trip. We are riding a 5000 mile unassisted solo horse ríde. We ride 15-30 miles a day, 20 days a month, in areas I've ever never been...

Continued from part 1 and 2 https://5000milesofhope.org/hoof-care-and-pr…easyboots-part-2/ Thoughts on the grips and edges After riding 3 week on the grips on pavement dirt and gravel, I would say they are better on the last two surfaces, but not on pavement. I got...

I first realized I would need to supplement feeding in October, about a month into the ride. I researched the best concentrates and ended up buying msm, mag oxide and curcumin. This lasted 3 months. I wasn't sure how well it was working, so I the decided to get...

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...

We are proud to announce our new trip sponsors. Our sponsors have products that help us with the stresses of travelling 15-30 miles a day by horse, day in day out. Easyboots by Easycare Hoof Armor Hoof Protection Mad Barn Custom Horse Supplements Eli...

We are 6 months and 2000 miles into our 5000 mile solo horse ride. The Maya Pedal Horse Ride Fundraiser on Gofundme has raised $3000 of our $20000 goal. Thank you for your donations! We continue south and should be entering Mexico by mid April....