Carson City Historical Society features 'Long Riding' lecture with Samantha Szesciorka
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 09/07/2021 - 4:20am
Event Date:
September 16, 2021 - 7:30pm
Carson City Historical Society is proud to host Samantha Szesciorka presenting a lecture on "Long Riding" on Zoom on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at 7:30 p.m.
Samantha is the Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at American Discovery Trail (Nevada State Coordinator); Assistant Curator at the Wilbur D. May Center; and a Long Rider at Nevada Discovery Ride. She is a former Army journalist and moved to Nevada in 2007.
Samantha has been called Nevada's Trail Boss. She is passionate about Nevada and public lands, and loves to explore (with or without a horse). She serves as the State Coordinator for the American Discovery Trail — the nation's only coast-to-coast trail for hikers, bikers, and equestrians. She is also a former equestrian magazine editor. She lives outside Reno with her herd of three horses, one dog, one cat, one pig, and a flock of chickens.
She fell in love with the wild horses and the Silver State. To encourage people to consider wild horse adoption, she set out on the first "Nevada Discovery Ride" several years ago. The public was able to follow her progress on her recent 550-mile ride from Las Vegas to Carson City on NevadaDiscoveryRide.com.
The latest adventure began on May 1, 2021, in fabulous Las Vegas! For nearly 45 days, the team trekked to Carson City along a 550+ miles route through the Mojave and Great Basin Deserts. The adventure took them through state parks, ghost towns, historic trails, and much more! The Nevada Discovery Ride promotes wild horse adoption, public land preservation, and Nevada! This year's ride also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burro Act.
Samantha relies on her team to accomplish her long rides. Members of her team are her, her horse (Fremont, the newest member of the team), and canine member Juniper, an Idaho Shag (Bearded Collie mix). Juniper was born on a ranch in Idaho and joined the team at three months old. She started hitting the trail as a puppy, and now at 2 years old she loves riding and camping. Juniper also enjoys moving cows, chasing jackrabbits and coyotes, and guarding the ranch.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For information about attending, please send an email to Dcbugli@aol.com or contact David Bugli at 775-883-4154, and he will provide you with a meeting link (or a meeting ID with passcode).
After a hiatus of several years, the CCHS resumed a monthly lecture series in January 2021. Most lectures are presented on Zoom on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Some past lectures are also available on the Carson City Historical Society's YouTube.com page. Additional information about the CCHS is available on its webpage, CCHistorical.org.
