WOW. This is dedication. This effort is AMAZING. Could you imagine clearing your decks of all appointments and every. single. thing. for 4 years in the future? To ride? Wow, a dream!
One woman, one horse and a 4 year ride to visit 48 state capitals for Domestic Violence Awareness.
Just Meredith, Apollo, and all the incredible people she will meet along the way!
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COULD YOU IMAGINE DEVOTING 4 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE – how incredible!
Meredith Cherry, feels so passionate about horses and her cause, that she has very diligently prepared this long ride to benefit Domestic Violence Awareness.
Here is her route:
And she has it all figured out… this is not willy nilly. This girl is determined and organized! – Do you want to host her? How fun would that be to partake in this historical event!
Yes, this is historical. She would be the first woman to ever ride to 48 states!
| Start | start date | mi/section | days/section | End | end date |
| Grass Valley CA | 10/1/2016 | 82 | 5 | Sacramento CA | 10/6/2016 |
| Sacramento CA | 10/6/2016 | 503 | 34 | Brookings OR | 11/9/2016 |
| Brookings OR | 11/9/2016 | 245 | 16 | Eugene OR | 11/25/2016 |
| Eugene OR | 11/25/2016 | 69 | 5 | Salem OR | 11/29/2016 |
| Salem OR | 11/29/2016 | 122 | 8 | Longview WA | 12/8/2016 |
| Longview WA | 12/8/2016 | 77 | 5 | Olympia WA | 12/13/2016 |
| Olympia WA | 12/13/2016 | 76 | 5 | Seattle WA | 12/18/2016 |
| Seattle WA | 12/18/2016 | 0 | 142 | Seattle WA | 5/9/2017 |
| Seattle WA | 5/9/2017 | 354 | 24 | Spokane WA | 6/1/2017 |
| Spokane WA | 6/1/2017 | 165 | 11 | Thompson Falls MT | 6/12/2017 |
| Thompson Falls MT | 6/12/2017 | 213 | 14 | Helena MT | 6/27/2017 |
| Helena MT | 6/27/2017 | 126 | 8 | Wisdom MT | 7/5/2017 |
| Wisdom MT | 7/5/2017 | 309 | 21 | Boise ID | 7/26/2017 |
| Boise ID | 7/26/2017 | 221 | 15 | Malta ID | 8/9/2017 |
| Malta ID | 8/9/2017 | 164 | 11 | Salt Lake City UT | 8/20/2017 |
| Salt Lake City UT | 8/20/2017 | 204 | 14 | Dinosaur CO | 9/3/2017 |
| Dinosaur CO | 9/3/2017 | 293 | 20 | Denver CO | 9/22/2017 |
| Denver CO | 9/22/2017 | 89 | 6 | Carr CO | 9/28/2017 |
| Carr CO | 9/28/2017 | 22 | 1 | Cheyenne WY | 9/30/2017 |
| Cheyenne WY | 9/30/2017 | 141 | 9 | Harrison NE | 10/9/2017 |
| Harrison NE | 10/9/2017 | 118 | 8 | Mount Rushmore SD | 10/17/2017 |
| Mount Rushmore SD | 10/17/2017 | 0 | 180 | Mount Rushmore SD | 4/15/2018 |
| Mount Rushmore SD | 4/15/2018 | 194 | 13 | Pierre SD | 4/28/2018 |
| Pierre SD | 4/28/2018 | 131 | 9 | Pollock SD | 5/7/2018 |
| Pollock SD | 5/7/2018 | 87 | 6 | Bismarck ND | 5/13/2018 |
| Bismarck ND | 5/13/2018 | 213 | 14 | Christine ND | 5/27/2018 |
| Christine ND | 5/27/2018 | 244 | 16 | Minneapolis | 6/12/2018 |
| Minneapolis | 6/12/2018 | 26 | 2 | Prescott WI | 6/14/2018 |
| Prescott WI | 6/14/2018 | 238 | 16 | Madison WI | 6/30/2018 |
| Madison WI | 6/30/2018 | 93 | 6 | Dubuque IA | 7/6/2018 |
| Dubuque IA | 7/6/2018 | 184 | 12 | Des Moines IA | 7/18/2018 |
| Des Moines IA | 7/18/2018 | 132 | 9 | Council Bluffs IA | 7/27/2018 |
| Council Bluffs IA | 7/27/2018 | 60 | 4 | Lincoln NE | 7/31/2018 |
| Lincoln NE | 7/31/2018 | 58 | 4 | Barneston NE | 8/4/2018 |
| Barneston NE | 8/4/2018 | 107 | 7 | Topeka KS | 8/11/2018 |
| Topeka KS | 8/11/2018 | 62 | 4 | Overland Park KS | 8/15/2018 |
| Overland Park KS | 8/15/2018 | 175 | 12 | Jefferson City MO | 8/27/2018 |
| Jefferson City MO | 8/27/2018 | 133 | 9 | Alton IL | 9/5/2018 |
| Alton IL | 9/5/2018 | 77 | 5 | Springfield IL | 9/10/2018 |
| Springfield IL | 9/10/2018 | 210 | 14 | Cave-In-Rock IL | 9/24/2018 |
| Cave-In-Rock IL | 9/24/2018 | 132 | 9 | Nashville TN | 10/2/2018 |
| Nashville TN | 10/2/2018 | 52 | 3 | Adolphus KY | 10/6/2018 |
| Adolphus KY | 10/6/2018 | 161 | 11 | Frankfort KY | 10/17/2018 |
| Frankfort KY | 10/17/2018 | 65 | 4 | Madison IN | 10/21/2018 |
| Madison IN | 10/21/2018 | 90 | 6 | Indianapolis IN | 10/27/2018 |
| Indianapolis IN | 10/27/2018 | 160 | 11 | Glen Eden IN | 11/7/2018 |
| Glen Eden IN | 11/7/2018 | 90 | 6 | Lansing MI | 11/13/2018 |
| Lansing MI | 11/13/2018 | 97 | 6 | Sylvania OH | 11/19/2018 |
| Sylvania OH | 11/19/2018 | 137 | 9 | Columbus OH | 11/28/2018 |
| Columbus OH | 11/28/2018 | 0 | 120 | Columbus OH | 3/28/2019 |
| Columbus OH | 3/28/2019 | 112 | 7 | Gallipolis OH | 4/5/2019 |
| Gallipolis OH | 4/5/2019 | 62 | 4 | Charleston WV | 4/9/2019 |
| Charleston WV | 4/9/2019 | 259 | 17 | Chaneysville PA | 4/26/2019 |
| Chaneysville PA | 4/26/2019 | 107 | 7 | Harrisburg PA | 5/3/2019 |
| Harrisburg PA | 5/3/2019 | 174 | 12 | Pine Island NY | 5/15/2019 |
| Pine Island NY | 5/15/2019 | 108 | 7 | Albany NY | 5/22/2019 |
| Albany NY | 5/22/2019 | 70 | 5 | Poultney VT | 5/27/2019 |
| Poultney VT | 5/27/2019 | 80 | 5 | Montpelier VT | 6/1/2019 |
| Montpelier VT | 6/1/2019 | 84 | 6 | Gorham NH | 6/7/2019 |
| Gorham NH | 6/7/2019 | 83 | 6 | Augusta ME | 6/12/2019 |
| Augusta ME | 6/12/2019 | 102 | 7 | Rochester NH | 6/19/2019 |
| Rochester NH | 6/19/2019 | 37 | 2 | Concord NH | 6/21/2019 |
| Concord NH | 6/21/2019 | 45 | 3 | Lawrence MA | 6/24/2019 |
| Lawrence MA | 6/24/2019 | 27 | 2 | Boston MA | 6/26/2019 |
| Boston MA | 6/26/2019 | 31 | 2 | Franklin MA | 6/28/2019 |
| Franklin MA | 6/28/2019 | 19 | 1 | Providence RI | 6/30/2019 |
| Providence RI | 6/30/2019 | 29 | 2 | Sterling CT | 7/2/2019 |
| Sterling CT | 7/2/2019 | 56 | 4 | Hartford CT | 7/5/2019 |
| Hartford CT | 7/5/2019 | 139 | 9 | Newark NJ | 7/15/2019 |
| Newark NJ | 7/15/2019 | 58 | 4 | Trenton NJ | 7/18/2019 |
| Trenton NJ | 7/18/2019 | 48 | 3 | Chester PA | 7/22/2019 |
| Chester PA | 7/22/2019 | 60 | 4 | Dover DE | 7/26/2019 |
| Dover DE | 7/26/2019 | 41 | 3 | Elkton MD | 7/28/2019 |
| Elkton MD | 7/28/2019 | 104 | 7 | Annapolis MD | 8/4/2019 |
| Annapolis MD | 8/4/2019 | 27 | 2 | Capitol Heights MD | 8/6/2019 |
| Capitol Heights MD | 8/6/2019 | 13 | 1 | Alexandria VA | 8/7/2019 |
| Alexandria VA | 8/7/2019 | 132 | 9 | Richmond VA | 8/16/2019 |
| Richmond VA | 8/16/2019 | 98 | 7 | Palmer Springs VA | 8/22/2019 |
| Palmer Springs VA | 8/22/2019 | 74 | 5 | Raleigh NC | 8/27/2019 |
| Raleigh NC | 8/27/2019 | 93 | 6 | Laurinburg VA | 9/2/2019 |
| Laurinburg VA | 9/2/2019 | 118 | 8 | Columbia SC | 9/10/2019 |
| Columbia SC | 9/10/2019 | 79 | 5 | McCormick SC | 9/16/2019 |
| McCormick SC | 9/16/2019 | 139 | 9 | Atlanta GA | 9/25/2019 |
| Atlanta GA | 9/25/2019 | 219 | 15 | Cairo GA | 10/9/2019 |
| Cairo GA | 10/9/2019 | 34 | 2 | Tallahassee FL | 10/12/2019 |
| Tallahassee FL | 10/12/2019 | 84 | 6 | Pansey AL | 10/17/2019 |
| Pansey AL | 10/17/2019 | 125 | 8 | Montgomery AL | 10/26/2019 |
| Montgomery AL | 10/26/2019 | 135 | 9 | Cuba AL | 11/4/2019 |
| Cuba AL | 11/4/2019 | 114 | 8 | Jackson MS | 11/11/2019 |
| Jackson MS | 11/11/2019 | 98 | 7 | Liberty MS | 11/18/2019 |
| Liberty MS | 11/18/2019 | 58 | 4 | Baton Rouge LA | 11/22/2019 |
| Baton Rouge LA | 11/22/2019 | 210 | 14 | Berlin AR | 12/6/2019 |
| Berlin AR | 12/6/2019 | 134 | 9 | Little Rock AR | 12/15/2019 |
| Little Rock AR | 12/15/2019 | 145 | 10 | Bonanza AR | 12/24/2019 |
| Bonanza AR | 12/24/2019 | 194 | 13 | Oklahoma City OK | 1/6/2020 |
| Oklahoma City OK | 1/6/2020 | 141 | 9 | St Jo TX | 1/16/2020 |
| St Jo TX | 1/16/2020 | 77 | 5 | Fort Worth TX | 1/21/2020 |
| Fort Worth TX | 1/21/2020 | 215 | 14 | Austin TX | 2/4/2020 |
| Austin TX | 2/4/2020 | 379 | 25 | Lubbock TX | 2/29/2020 |
| Lubbock TX | 2/29/2020 | 100 | 7 | Clovis NM | 3/7/2020 |
| Clovis NM | 3/7/2020 | 215 | 14 | Santa Fe NM | 3/21/2020 |
| Santa Fe NM | 3/21/2020 | 219 | 15 | Zuni NM | 4/5/2020 |
| Zuni NM | 4/5/2020 | 271 | 18 | Phoenix AZ | 4/23/2020 |
| Phoenix AZ | 4/23/2020 | 261 | 17 | Boulder City NV | 5/10/2020 |
| Boulder City NV | 5/10/2020 | 240 | 16 | Lone Pine CA | 5/26/2020 |
| Lone Pine CA | 5/26/2020 | 337 | 22 | Carson City NV | 6/18/2020 |
| Carson City NV | 6/18/2020 | 100 | 7 | Grass Valley CA | 6/24/2020 |
CLICK HERE TO WATCH MEREDITH’S VIDEO ABOUT HER EPIC RIDE!
Click here to watch Meredith’s short video explaining her long ride for Domestic Violence Awareness.
Click image to watch Meredith’s video explaining her epic long ride.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE HORSE, APOLLO?!
His name is Apollo and he is very handsome. According to Meredith, “I met him in 2014 and it was love at first sight. He is a spunky 8 year-old Peruvian Paso-Mustang palomino gelding who is a different color in the summer versus the winter.”
Click here to read what makes a great long ride horse.
What qualities and characteristics make a successful long ride horse?
It takes a special kind of horse to succeed in a long ride. Every day on the trail or road presents new sights, sounds, obstacles and challenges for the horse to confront and overcome. Where a trail horse knows that at the end of the day or weekend he will get to return to his familiar home and routine, a long ride horse has no such comfort.
Long ride horses are of any breed, size, and age (though most are 6 to 16 years old). Before their expedition, they are typically trained to ride in traffic, crowds, and in as many new situations as their rider can think of to prepare them for what they could encounter on the trail.
Looking at the horses that have accomplished remarkable journeys in the past, there are certain innate physical and mental characteristics they share:
Confidence – to meet new situations
“Left Brain” thinking – to solve puzzles
Trust – in their rider’s judgment
Stamina – to continue miles and days on end
Willing disposition – to attempt what is asked of them
Calm – not “spooky,” even when fearful
Strong – to carry rider and gear
–Also, Meredith has several blog posts about training Apollo.
Handsome Apollo.
MEREDITH’S KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN – and her contact information
If you’d like to support Meredith or Apollo, click here to contact her (or Apollo!). She would love to hear from you and maybe entertain lodgings…!
Also, she has a Kickstarter, which isn’t requiring much for 4 years of travel! Horse travel is cheap! ;)
Meredith Cherry
email MsMeredithCherry@gmail.com
phone 530-414-8001
Apollo
email LetterToApollo@gmail.com
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WAY TO GO, MEREDITH!!
JUNE BUCKET FUND MARE: SONATA!
We are so close! Any Starbucks change for this girl? She has gone through so much and only needs a bit of concentrated help to get her back on her feet (good food, 3x/day flushes of her wound, treatment, teeth, feet and love)! Let’s help those who help these horses so they don’t burnout! THANK YOU. All donations are 100% tax deductible! Click here to read her story! Click here to donate!
