Yes, did Tevis 1998 and 2000, started and finished both times. I REALLY wanted to do the Hole in the Wall Ride, but never had the chance. I study things upside down and backwards. I was very lucky, where I lived at the time was right next door to a 'wilderness' area. ALL the trails were up and down steep hills, I could ride right out my front gate to the trails. It was a cool place, I could do a 6 mile loop, a 20 mile loop, or a 60 mile loop. Ahh, the good old days.
I was also lucky, living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time, there were at least 2 endurance rides within a 2 hour drive from me, every month.
I was also lucky, living in the San Francisco Bay Area at the time, there were at least 2 endurance rides within a 2 hour drive from me, every month.
Don't I know it!! 
Yes, I try and be careful walking up on his blind side. Always talking and touching him. Sometimes you forget though! It will get to be commonplace after a while.
Nobody takes it of you. And then I remembered! I have a camera in my barn. I went and looked at the videos it was taking and took a few still shots off of it. So here ya go! 
. First photo is when he originally arrived and then to most recent! Also included a video of him gallavanting around the pasture 
. So beyond the moon about having a horse again!
. He was bred and owned by the same person his entire life and didn’t start racing until he was a four year old. The people I bought him from got him off the farm in October, and I’m not so sure I would call what they did “re-training” 
. They’re Brazilian, the wife didn’t have anything to do with horses but the husband wanted to rope cows. He would come out once a week and cowboy on him, sometimes every other week. Other than that he was kept on a dry lot where he was bullied by the other horses (he came covered in bite marks and scrapes) and fed what the cows ate, sweet feed cracked corn and tifton. He was ridden in a huge shanked bit and was quite nervous. Hard to catch. I saw potential in him and decided he was for me, plus he checked all the ticks for what I was looking for. Not too young, shorter for a TB (he is 15.2), FL bred (many northern horses don’t acclimate well here), sound with no previous injuries, and while color is of least importance to me I do enjoy the redheads.
I had to quickly get a video as she made the bend on the right side. I was standing in the Corral holding the gate open for her and at the very end when I said, whoops, I realized Stilts was coming up behind me, ready to go out! LOL He was following Cheyenne running along the fence. I had to quickly stop him from going out and let Cheyenne in! 
. His trainer actually grew up and graduated high school in the same small town in Florida I grew up in! My horse seems to be indirect luck so for the Preakness my money is on long shot Bull By The Horns because get this… his jockey is the SAME jockey that rode mine! I hope he has better luck with that horse because mine came in last in all three meager of his starts 
