Friday, July 16, 2010

New Zealand: Awards incentive for rider to go the distance

Findarticles.com - Full Article

July 10, 2010

Saddle soreness is not something Toko teenager Amanda Walton complains about, despite spending more time on the back of a horse in a day than most people would spend in their lives.

The 18-year-old is pretty good, too, having picked up the majority of junior titles at the national endurance horse riding prizegiving in Christchurch, being awarded rider of the year, while her horse, Sir Cae, was judged the best distance horse in the junior ranks.

The young farmhand has been involved in endurance riding for the past three years after being encouraged by her grandfather Trevor Walton, who used to take his young charge away to help with the strapping of the horses...

Read more here:
http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/taranaki-daily-news-new-plymouth-zealand/mi_8060/is_20100710/awards-incentive-rider-distance/ai_n54425147/

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