Tevis Cup

[4] The date of the ride is generally selected on a weekend in July or early August to best take advantage of the light from a full moon.

[11] The Josephine Stedem Scripps Foundation Trophy is also presented on behalf of the ride in honor of all juniors that complete the challenge.

However, on July 9 that year the Western States Trail Foundation and the US Forest Service held a meeting and agreed that the ride should be cancelled due to the American River Complex wildfires (part of the Summer 2008 California wildfires) that began burning in the area around June 21, 2008.

A total of 82 horses were "pulled" at various vet-checks along the Western States Trail by the team of expert equestrian veterinarians.

The first rider to finish and winner of the 2009 Tevis Cup was Sarah Engsberg from Georgia riding K-Zar Emmanuel, a 15-year-old gray Arabian gelding.

They crossed the finish line in Auburn at 10:20 p.m. Eleven minutes later the second horse was, LD Monique ridden by Melissa Ribley, DVM.

[16] In 2011 heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains throughout the preceding winter were failing to melt from the upper portions of the trail.

Two days before the ride a sudden snow storm again hit hard in the mountains rendering the starting location inaccessible and causing officials to revise the course.

2004 and 2007 winner, Jeremy Reynolds riding Riverwatch, was credited with the fastest time for this course earning his third Tevis Cup.

He also repeated a win of the Haggin Cup which he previously captured in 2004 riding CV Eli when he tied for first place with Becky Spencer atop Oritos Sonny.

The Haggin Cup was awarded to MCM Last Dance, a 17-year-old Arabian gelding, ridden by a Junior rider Barrak Blakeley from Terrebonne, Oregon.

Barbara White earned her 33rd Tevis buckle, and she remains the all-time leader for successful completions of the 100-mile ride.

[18] In 2017 long standing snow from the preceding winter forced organizers to utilize Soda Springs as an alternate starting point and rerouted the trail in the beginning stages.