Monday, January 09, 2012

Horseback endurance ride at Houston Airport

Stuckattheairport.com

January 8th, 2012 by Harriet Baskas

Horseback riding at the airport?

Yup. The volunteer Airport Rangers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport do it year-round for recreation and to help patrol the airport’s grounds.

And on February 4th and 5th, 2012, 100 riders will show up for the 2nd Airport Express Endurance Ride through the 13,000 acres of groomed riding trails at the airport.

The goal of endurance riding is to complete a marked trail within the time given, as established by the American Endurance Ride Conference standards. Contestants in IAH’s ride will set out on 25 and 50 mile courses, but there will also a 10 mile “Fun Ride” for novice riders...

Read more here:
http://stuckattheairport.com/2012/01/08/horseback-endurance-ride-at-houston-airport/

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