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LOL Sharon............good point.  But "spots that trot" rhymes so nicely. *grin*  Appys also walk, canter and gallop. And some DO gait.  I have just been reading through the recent posts on gaited horses and will be posting some info on that subject shortly.

I am sure that Bill and "Thunder" will have a great time!

 

Staying at home and taking care of business..................................Merry

Sharon Levasseur <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

..."a callout for all "spots that trot" to join up"...

Ahhhhhhh, yes, but what are you going to do about including the "spots that
gait"? LOL [tongue firmly in cheek]

Have a great time!!

-Sharon L.



Quoting Merry Wicklund :

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> "On June 3, 2006 the ApHC will be holding the first annual 50-mile
> endurance ride championship. The event will take place in Palmyra, Wisconsin
> and is being hosted by and held in conjunction with the ApDRA ride. The ride
> will follow the guidelines and rules set forth by the American Endurance Ride
> Conference. The ride is open to ApHC members of all ages that are qualified.
> " www.appaloosa.com , click on "ApHC Trail Rides", then click on "National
> Championship Endurance Ride" or you can go to our website
> www.hurricaneranch.net and click on the link that appears on the main page.
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> Bill and I, along with many other Appaloosa endurance enthusiasts have
> worked very hard to get this established. It all started in 2004 by forming
> a Yahoo Group (AppDistRiders) and a callout for all "spots that trot" to join
> up. We discussed the possibility of a championship ride and started looking
> for a ride that we could have an "unofficial" gathering of the spotted
> horses. We found this ride at the 2004 LBL Express ride in Kentucky (cudos
> to Diane and Jerry Fruth). The turnout was very well supported and the ApHC
> actually filmed us for a series of 1/2 hr TV shows featuring the Appaloosa
> horse. All we needed was the support of the ApHC BOD. We found enough
> support through a few board members that were very intersted in endurance
> riding to get it presented to the BOD and approved and here we are. This was
> no easy task as most were not aware of the differences between "Trail Riding"
> and "Distance Riding" (endurance and CTR).
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> There are 21 (plus a few late entries I think) horses that will be
> competing. An excellent turnout, considering the early date. Hopefully, in
> the future this championship will be held later in the year and we are
> working on locating a ride in the Sep - Nov time frame.
>
> I apologize for not posting this earlier.
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> Merry Wicklund
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