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Where and when did Endurance become about the rider? Endurance is about our horses, it is to test the horses ability to endure the test of distance. The rider trains and manages and that takes talent, dedication and care. But the sport isnt about us, its about the horse.... The true test of the horse begins in the last 15 miles of a 50 and the second 50 miles of a 100..... If you are in this sport to prove to people how good "you" are and how much "you" endure, then "you" are doing it for all the wrong reasons. This sport is about the horse not "us". 
Ken Cook, AERC West Region

> Conversely, there are folks who ride 25 milers who are true "endurance" riders and true horsemen and women.  The care and preparation of their horses and themselves is admirable and worthy of the respect of the horsemen and women who do this sport.
>      Sometimes it is not the distance which defines who we are, it is the "method" and what it takes to participate at any level.