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Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:38
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Subject: [RC] Eco Challenge-was FEI
perspective
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
