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The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 7

This is the third of three articles that I wrote for Endurance News after the 2001 XP ride.  This one was about the accomplishments of the horses and riders.  It was pretty amazing when you think about it.  Here is an excerpt:
230 horses were ridden 67,400 AERC miles by 104 riders in eight weeks. That [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 6

Anybody planning on going on the 2011 XP ride should read this (click on link below) to get an idea of what to expect.  Also, because this stuff is a decade old take it with a grain of salt and realize that while some of it still applies there may be parts that don’t.  I’m [...]

Every picture tells a story, and an update on Bo

When I ran across this photo earlier while looking at photos to add to the previous posts about the 2011 ride I had to laugh.
I rode with juniors a lot on the ride and this day resulted in us coming up with a new rule.
No more Pony Express running mounts!  Dave Rabe was always showing [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 4

This was the 2nd of 3 articles I wrote for Endurance News following the 2001 XP.
XP’loring the Trail, 2000 Miles of Memories.  Be sure to click on the link to read the entire thing!  If you want to read my diary from the ride and see photos from all 8 weeks, click here.  Karen
Talk [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 3

This is an article I wrote for endurance news about preparing for the 2001 XP.  “Preparing for the 2001 XP”.
I surveyed and interviewed many if not most of the riders that went on the ‘01 XP and got a lot of varied responses.
This may help some of you that are planning for the 2011 event.  [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 2

Here is more basic information on the 2011 XP ride.  This is also posted on the xprides.com website.
If you are interested in attending this event be sure to read a lot of the information that is on the XP website about the 2001 and 2004 XP rides.
The 2011 ride will be essentially the same as [...]

The Twenty Eleven Ride, Part 1

There is going to be another epic endurance ride on the Pony Express trail in 2011.
The ride will start in St. Joseph, MO on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 and finish in Virginia City, Nevada.  The route will follow the original Pony Express trail as closely as possible and will be 2,000 miles.  Riders will ride [...]

2000 Mile Pony Express Ride Photos Are Up!

I finally got this project finished!  Yep, that’s right – it only took 7 years .  I’ll add the links below but you can also find everything on the 2001 XP page.   Stay tuned for more information on another BIG RIDE!
Endurance News Articles:
1) Preparing for the 2001 XP
2) XP’loring the Trail, 2000 Miles of [...]

Ride and Tie Championship 50, September 2001 by Karen Chaton

I went to the Ride and Tie Championship yesterday and did the 50 mile endurance ride. It was several events in one, a 15 and 35 mile Ride and Tie, 35 mile Trail Run, 20 mile ride – 10k Biathlon, and a 50 and 25 mile endurance ride.
I had not pre-entered and really had not [...]