Record Snowfall Forces Rescheduling of Tevis Ride

The 55th running of the 100-mile Tevis Ride endurance competition has been rescheduled for October 8 due to
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Originally scheduled for July 16, the 55th running of the 100-mile Tevis Ride endurance competition has been rescheduled for October 8 due to record snows along the traditional route held in California’s High Sierra mountains.

Ride director Chuck Stalley and crews scouted alternate routes; however, continued snow through May and June caused deep snowpacks to develop on trails and roads normally used by the hundreds of volunteers and veterinarians–including evacuation personnel for fatigued equine and human competitors. At Robinson Flat, the site of a major vetting and crewing operation ("crewing" refers to the time spent at checkpoints tending to the horse’s needs for water and food and ensuring they’re fit and ready to continue the ride), snow covered all but the tops of outhouses in June.

Kate Riordan, public relations director for the event said that she’s lived near the site of the Tevis ride for 62 years and the weather this year has been "unbelievable" this year.

Another consideration event organizers took into account while making the date change centered on the high water level of the American River, which horses must cross during the ride. Record snows continue to create record runoff. The unusually high water level could have made the river extremely dangerous for teams to cross

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Marsha Hayes has been covering endurance, trail, and other equine topics since 2005. She believes every horse has a story.

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