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Re: [RC] A New Endurance Ride Concept - Tom Sites

Hello Paul,  As you said Wendall Robie did it long ago, i think in 1924.  In 1994 we did it here in Luray, Va. on a 1.57 mile track using 4 horses to see how far 1 person could ride in 24 hrs.  It was at the Page County Fairground and we had spectators tho they faded out as the day went by.  Garnet Gallant came down from Nova Scotia and Chryssie Unser went the furtherest at 163 miles.  I was there and went 140.  I had never been so tired and beat up on any 100 i ever did.  We used Gates into holds and each horse had to pass a Vet inspection before the laps were computed.  Dr. Jeannie Waldron vetted it and we came into the arena at 5 am in a white stretch limosine to our horses and rode out in the mist.  It was surreal.
 
They did it up in Canada twice and went over 200 miles.
 
We raised over 5K$ for St. Judes Childrens Hospital.
 
It was NOT boring to the riders or our crews.  It was one of the high adventures of my life.  It may not be for everyone but it is for some.
 
Think outside the box and don't let anyone stop you from something you want to do.  If you're interested i can send you some of the data from the event.  tom sites