Wednesday, July 20, 2022

2 horses injured, 1 dies during Tevis Cup Ride on Western State Trail, Cal Fire says

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Daniel Macht
Digital Media Manager
July 19 2022

wo horses were injured and one died during the Tevis Cup 100-mile endurance ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn over the weekend, Cal Fire said.

Dramatic video showed one of the injured animals being hoisted to safety on a giant sling by a helicopter. Advertisement

The Tevis Cup took place Saturday on the Western States Trail in Placer County. The event’s website describes it as the oldest endurance ride of its kind, having been held each year since 1955.

On Monday, Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit shared a video on Facebook of rescuers helping a horse that had fallen over the end of the trail during the race...

Read more and see video here:
https://www.kcra.com/article/2-horses-injured-1-dies-during-tevis-cup-ride-on-western-state-trail-cal-fire-says/40657688

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