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 Speaking of Eco Challenge...... 
  
One of my riding students announce that her 
marathon runner husband wants to learn to ride. Seems there is an Eco Challenge 
going to happen in Ohio in the fall. This one will include the usual running, 
boating, swimming stuff, plus rollerblading, and HORSEBACK RIDING. A twenty mile 
section of the course is to be ridden. Husband tells me race organizers are 
providing the horses. 
  
My question:  Has anyone heard anything else 
about this? Where are they getting the horses? Are they going to be an animal 
that can 'go the distance'? or just a backyard pleasure horse that may have 
problems getting 20 miles in? 
  
Oh, and on the subject of doing it for the fun of 
it......he tells me there is major sponsor giving out big bucks for first. But 
husband is hoping fervently to finish without falling off of the 
horse. 
  
Maggie Pritchard--curious 
Foxy--teaching another rookie to 
ride 
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