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[RC] [Endurance Tracks] Kooter - RidecampI wanted to let you all know that my friend and one of the greatestendurance horses ever passed away this morning. Kooter (Kootenai Zizzero, AERC #5081) started his life with me in 1982 and we spent his entire time together traveling all over the world, experiencing everything the endurance world had to offer. He is now in a place where he can go as fast and as far as he wants, running down the trails with many of the endurance greats that have passed before him. I will miss seeing him in the pasture making all the other horses and mules play with him, his exuberance when it came time to feed, and his many tricks to try and angle a way to "go just a little bit faster" when going down the trail. He was a once in a lifetime horse and I feel very fortunate to have shared it with him. Lest we all forget, his record in endurance was one that hasn't been seen often and is a testament to his joy in doing a job he loved. Career Miles 6340 Top 10 5290 1st place 28 Best Condition 35 100 mile completions 33 75 mile completions 14 15 consecutive years in endurance competition National Champion AERC Best Condition 1990 (15 BC's) National Champion AERC Co-winner 100 mile 1990 National Champion AHA Half Arabian Competitive Trail 1990 Best Condition Race of Champions 1991 Team Bronze 1991 North American Championships Team Silver 1992 World Championships Barcelona, Spain National Champion AHA Half Arabian 100 mile Endurance 1995 3rd on Tevis 1996 and 1997 AERC Partners Award 1997 "Don't cry for the horses that life has set free, they are ours as a gift, but never to keep. Don't cry for the horses, they will be back someday, when our time has come, they will show us the way". Suzanne Hayes -- Posted By Ridecamp to Endurance Tracks at 2/19/2008 10:42:00 PM
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