Gillian Larson - Thru-rider, riding over 10,000 miles through the most remote and wild places in the US with her equine teammates.

<div>Gillian Larson and her equine partners have accomplished numerous long distance solo rides on remote wilderness trails in the U.S. Together they have traveled from Mexico to Canada three times: twice on the Pacific Crest Trail (2014 and 2016) and most recently on the Continental Divide Trail (2018). </div> <div> </div> <div>Gillian has also completed the Arizona Trail and the Colorado Trail in 2017 and rode from the Grand Canyon across Utah to Wyoming in 2019. </div> <div> </div> <div>Since embarking on her first thru-ride at age 22, Gillian’s main goal has been to learn how to mitigate the many challenges of wilderness riding through proper planning and preparation, and to share this information to help others safely explore backcountry trails on horseback.</div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>The tough girl podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out <a href="http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1602982750390000&usg=AFQjCNEr7dYabH0H9zE5OVr6M5ltFQOFnQ">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes</strong></div> <ul> <li>Growing up in a horsey family</li> <li>Leaning to ride on a shetland pony</li> <li>Her passion for reptiles</li> <li>Going on her first overnight with the horses</li> <li>Going on the Pacific Crest Trail as her first challenge</li> <li>Why the PCT?</li> <li>Studying biology and going to grad school fro ecology and evolution with a focus on reptiles</li> <li>How to thru-ride with horses</li> <li>The logistics of the challenge</li> <li>Why its so hard to thru-ride the PCT</li> <li>The costs involve