LakeCountryNow.com - Full ArticleKaren Pilarski , karen.pilarski@jrn.com
Published 3:28 p.m. CT March 2, 2017
Retired Mukwonago teacher trains horses for long-distance riding
Bonnie Mielke's face lit up as she spoke about her love of horses. She was at the Mukwonago Community Library wearing a jacket with the name of her horse, Loki.
Loki is a fifth-generation of horses Mielke has trained to do long distance riding. Mielke became involved with the sport in 1974.
The retired Mukwonago teacher recalled growing up on a farm and hearing her mother talk about horses and cowboys. She wanted a horse but her family was of limited means.
Mielke's dad told her to finish college and buy a horse herself after she had a job. She quipped, "So I did."
She purchased a horse named Mitzi, an unregistered Arabian, because she was beautiful. Mitzi was Loki's great-great-grandmother.
In 2016 Loki was the regional champion for the American Endurance Ride Conference, Upper Midwest Endurance Competitive Rides Association champion and Arabian Horse Distance Riding Association part bred and grand champion. Loki is third in the national champion in Limited Distance for American Endurance Ride Conference...
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http://www.lakecountrynow.com/story/news/local/mukwonago-chief/2017/03/02/lifelong-ride/98649636/
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