Virginia City 100 – 1000 Mile Horse and Riders

1000 Mile Horse

 

Lost River King (Dingy) – appaloosa gelding owned by Louie Henderson. Dingy is ridden here by Greg Irwin in the 1972 ride. He carried 5 different riders to earn their completion buckle at the ride in 10 consecutive years from 1969-1978.

 

1000 Mile Horse

 

Witezarif owned by Pat Fitzgerald. Ridden here by Donna Fitzgerald in the 1976 ride. Witezarif and Donna won the ride 5 times. He also tied for the win in 1969 and finished second on two occasions. He completed the ride 11 times from 1969-1980 carrying 3 different riders to earn their completion buckles.
Connie Creech: “Witezarif also won Tevis 6 times in the 70’s. He was an amazing athlete! I crewed for Donna in 1976 at Tevis. Witezarif was only 14’2 hh, he conserved his energy well and thought trotting for the vet was a senseless waste of it. Those days the horses were walked frequently during their hold, so as not to stiffen up. He was not to agreeable about that either.”

 

1000 Mile Horse & Rider

 

Last Chance – grade gelding owned and ridden by Monta Gonzales. They completed the ride in 10 consecutive years from 1973-1982.

 

1000 Mile Horse & Rider

 

Beansprout – 1/2 Arab gelding owned and ridden by Ralph Smith from Reno, Nevada in 10 consecutive years from 1978-1987.

 

1000 Mile Horse & Rider

 

Fire Mt. Destiny20 – 7/8 Arabian gelding owned and ridden by Gina Hall from 2004-2014.