Competitive trail riding was started about 35 years ago in California by a group involved in the Tevis Cup Ride, a legendary test of a rider’s endurance covering 100 miles in one day on one horse.

INDIAN CAVE STATE PARK, NEB. - Some horse riders like to amble along country trails slow enough to count the leaves on the trees. Diane Colacurci and Yvette Haeberle like to watch them blow by ...

Recently on Facebook, I quickly tried to debunk some of the myths and concerns associated with competitive trail riding. Am I an expert? No. But I was once the person who had these same fears. My ...

The Equifest Competitive Trail Competition was recently hosted by Irvine Regional Park and Irvine Ranch Conservancy, and the early morning arrival in the park was a scene straight from the heart of… ...

"Competitive trail is a thinking person's sport," says Swiss, 50, who started competing in 2004. "It's all about keeping the horse sound over long distances." Like the horses, riders have to stay ...

When competitive trail runner Elisa Laverty, of Bainbridge Island, found herself sidelined due to an injury in the summer of 2019, she turned to road cycling as a way to stay in shape.

April 2020 will be the first time the New Zealand Endurance and Competitive Trail Riding Championships will be hosted further south than Christchurch.

Competitive trail riding is similar to endurance rides but are ridden within a specified time. There is a set minimum and maximum in which to complete, with an average 5.5-7 mph pace, ...

“Our mission is to provide and keep trails open for recreational riding. We’re not a competitive-type thing,” he said. “We’re just all individuals who have a single-minded goal of ...

Now is the time to condition for the First of Spring competitive trail ride in the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. “Even if you have never tried the sport before, it only takes about six weeks ...

THE unique Sunshine Coast Area Trail and Endurance Riders club provides a huge range of organised horse-riding activities throughout the year including trail and navigation rides, plus the growing ...