THE TEVIS CUP 2021-THE ULTIMATE TRAIL RIDE- THE ULTIMATE ENDURANCE RIDE- FIRST HAND COVERAGE

First hand coverage of THE TEVIS CUP 2021. The Ultimate Horse Trail Ride and the Ultimate Endurance ride. I returned from out west and an EPIC adventure crewing for my friend, Sue Basham. Sue's son Paul was on the crew also.
It has been 2 years since my last trip out due to Tevis being canceled last year.

Sue was riding for her 10TH Tevis Completion which is rewarded with The Decade Buckle.
Her amazing Arabian mare, KC was doing her 6TH Tevis Cup. It is so rare for a horse to complete multiple times, any horse that completes 5 Tevis Cups has their name etched on the Robie Cup, the first place award! So KC did that in 2019.

KC is now 16 years old and came in the Top Ten at Tevis on her first try as a 7 year old in 2012!
I just can't say enough about how proud I am of Sue, KC and all of the riders and horses this year.
My deepest GRATITUDE goes out to Rob Paulverson, Paul, Sue's son and my fellow crew member who I could never do this job without. Gratitude to all the Tevis Volunteers, organziers, Vets, and the wonderul horsewomen and men I met on this trip!

The Tevis Cup is the one of the most difficult Endurance rides in the world. It may be the most grueling with a tough technical trail and possible drastic weather changes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

This year's ride was a big challenge for all of the riders and horses. 133 Started, 63 Completed and 70 were pulled throughout the ride for various reasons including Lame, Metabolic and Overtime.

Chapters:
00:00 First Hand Coverage from The Tevis Cup 2021
01:05 Robie Park Horse Camp and Start of Ride 7/24/21 at 5:15am
01:26 Team Basham; Rider: Sue Basham Horse: Arabian Mare Kismet Cognac (KC) Crew: Meryl Lynn Lombardi and Sue’s son Paul Iverson
01:36 Rider Photo
01:44 Pre Ride Vet Check
02:12 Sue and KC #37
02:20 Robinson Flat Checkpoint and 1 hour Hold Mile 36
02:56 Sue and KC get to Robinson Flat
03:00 Vet Check Robinson Flat
03:17 Leaving Robinson Flat
03:35 Coming up from El Dorado Canyon, 2nd of 3 on the Trail
04:21 Passing rider on trail. Courtesy and safety apply
04:41 Michigan Bluff Checkpoint Mile 62.5
05:29 Foresthill Check Point and 1 hour Hold Mile 68
06:20 Horses must pulse down to 64 BPM at most checkpoints before going to Vet check
06:45 Leaving Foresthill in the dark with glow sticks on breast collar which help
06:05 Timed Finish Line
07:41 Sue wins the Decade Buckle- 10 Tevis Completions
07:49 Celebratory Ride around McCann Stadium Mile 100

VIDEO/PHOTOS

Paul Iverson
Meryl Lynn Lombardi
Brenda Byers- Tevis Cup Volunteer

GoPro Hero 9 Black
​https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/hero9-black/CHDHX-901-master.html

IPhone 8 Plus
CamBox
https://store.camboxhorse.us/en/content/18-sales-cambox

The Tevis Cup
http://www.teviscup.org/
And Facebook

Official Tevis Ride Photographers

Gore Baylor
https://williamgorephotography.smugmug.com//
Lynne Glazer
http://www.photo.lynnesite.com/Tevis

Music
https://artlist.io/song/37281/the-girl-who-played-the-flute-(the-resonant-universe)

Masterson Massage Therapy
Trina Lenmark

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