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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] Endurance horse reaches 20,000 mile mark - Steph TeeterA BOY MORAB NAMED TULIP 20 YEARS OLD and 20,035 miles-AERC Hi-Mileage Horse -and Still Going Strong Down the Trail- (How We Did It?) Les Carr, Ph.D. Without the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) record keeping and supportive services; without the energetic efforts of ride managers; without Pony Express (XP) multi-day 3-5 day 50 mile/day rides; and without significant help from AERC members during the 15 years it took to make a hi-mileage Morab horse—-Tulip would not be the hi-mileage horse of all time. Yes, Tulip has 15 years of riding and trails under his belly, and has averaged about 1,350 miles/year in recorded, vet-checked, endurance competition (American Endurance Ride Conference). [More ...] -- Posted By Steph Teeter to Endurance Riding: News at 9/12/2008 09:55:00 AM
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