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Hundred-mile horseback endurance race crosses Sierra wilderness
Horse-and-rider teams travel from the Truckee high country to Auburn through rugged Sierra terrain during a historic twenty-four-hour endurance challenge.
Event details
The Tevis Cup tests horses and riders over 100 miles of Sierra trail from the Truckee high country toward Auburn, with veterinary checks, remote terrain, and a twenty-four-hour limit creating a demanding team effort that reaches far beyond the saddle itself each August. Volunteers at each checkpoint welcome spectators and can point families toward the best nearby viewing areas.
Families following the race can watch mandatory veterinary checkpoints along the route, where horses are examined for soundness before continuing, a genuinely educational stop for children curious about the careful teamwork behind endurance riding.
Horse transport, crew movement, and the point-to-point course require careful multi-night planning for competitors and their support teams alike. Reserve a Stay in Truckee or Auburn depending on which section the family plans to follow, pack layers for extreme temperature swings across the twenty-four-hour event, and respect designated viewing areas throughout. It is a historic endurance test built on genuine partnership between horse and rider, one of the oldest events of its kind still run today. Overnight temperatures swing widely across the twenty-four-hour event, so pack layers for both the heat of day and the cold mountain air after dark.
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