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Gillian Larson is a Thru Rider which means she rides her horse on long trails from start to finish covering thousands of miles in the process.  To date, Gillian has ridden the PCT twice, the CDT, and the Arizona Trail in their entirety, not to mention the numerous trails in between and since this recording.

On this episode of The By Land Podcast, we get to know Gillian and how she is able to manage riding a horse for such long distances, the logistics behind it, and what it’s like to even do such a thing. 

Show Notes and Links

• What made Gillian get into Thru Riding
• How it all began
• Dealing with trail reports being inaccurate
• How horses deal with obstacles on the trail
• Gillian’s experiences prior to Thru Riding
• Prepping for the PCT
• PCT kickoff
• Learning to Thru Ride
• Supporting a Thru Ride - talking logistics
• Lessons learned after over 9 thousand miles of riding
• Why Gillian re-rode the PCT
• Answering the question of “why not just hike?”
• Seeing the trail through the eyes of a horse
• How to learn more about Gillian
• What’s next?
• https://www.pacificcrestquest.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/thru_rider

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