Vonnie Brown pauses on the trail to take in the scenery. Endurance riders often get to see places that the average person does not have access to.(Photo: COURTESY PHOTO/JANE SURMI)
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Traci Rosenbaum , trosenbaum@greatfallstribune.com
October 4, 2016
Big Sky Country was settled by people on horseback, and the state has always been associated with the days when cowboys rode from horizon to horizon with just their horses for company.
A small group of local riders keep in touch with those Montana roots through a group called the American Endurance Ride Conference, an organization that sponsors 25- to 100-mile endurance rides across the country.
Endurance riding is a home-grown sport that started in the U.S. and has spread throughout the world since it was formalized in 1955. Riding takes a lot of time and money, and in rider Bill Miller’s experience, the average age of riders is 50-something, and most are retired or semi-retired...
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http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/life/my-montana/2016/10/01/endurance-riders-ride-love-money/91053284/
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