“I read a few endurance books, joined the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), and jumped into the sport head first,” said JayaMae. JayaMae was able to purchase Asali, and the two set out together on their journey to the Tevis Cup. She’s incredibly willing to please,” said JayaMae. But she grew to love the 14.3 hand mare, who “always wants to go. JayaMae, who lives in Paradise, California, had ridden hunter jumpers but had never been on a gaited horse before being asked by a friend to exercise Asali, who is by Foxfire’s Rowdy Gold and out of Foxfire’s Black Bess. Usually fewer than half of the riders finish this daunting ride. The Tevis Cup Ride, which entices riders from all over the world, begins south of Truckee, California, crosses the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains and routes through Squaw Valley before ending at the town of Auburn, California. Not knowing, I just went out and rode my horse.” “If I had actually been an endurance rider, I wouldn’t have picked a Missouri Fox Trotter. “It was probably good that I was naive about this,” said JayaMae. Only two other Missouri Fox Trotters have completed the traditional Tevis Cup: Linda Larsen finished it on Levi’s Bliss in 1979 and High Peak Red, ridden by Frank Howe, finished the race in 1972. Nevertheless, on August 10, at 3:59 in the morning, when Foxfire’s Little Britches, who JayaMae calls “Asali,” crossed under the Finish Line banner, she was the only Fox Trotter to successfully finish the 2014 Tevis Cup.
JayaMae Gregory and Asali wait in line during the Tevis Cup pre-ride vet check.
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