Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Run or ride for horses at Asheville's Biltmore Estate

Blackmountainmews.com - Full Article

by Karen Chavez

ASHEVILLE — Diane Wilson was searching for the perfect way to celebrate her 50th year on the planet. As a runner, she wanted to run a race. But not just any race — it would have to be a 50-miler.

As the longtime director of the equestrian program at Asheville School, Wilson heard about a new race, taking place Saturday on the Biltmore Estate — the Hope for Horses Run for the Horses Endurance Race and Ultra Marathon.

The race consists of four races in one — a 30-mile (roughly a 50 kilometer in running lingo) endurance horseback ride or footrace, and a 50-mile (about an 80K) ride or run. It is a benefit for Hope for Horses, a nonprofit equine rescue, rehab and adoption nonprofit in Leicester.

Wilson didn’t have to think long about whether she would run or ride...

Read more here:
http://www.blackmountainnews.com/article/20130919/OUTDOORS/309190079/RUN-or-ride-FOR-THE-HORSES

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