Friday, August 23, 2024

Big Sky Memorial Ride brings endurance equine event to Lincoln County

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by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | August 23, 2024 7:00 AM

There are few things as satisfying as enjoying a trail ride with a trusted horse in the wilds of northwest Montana.

Trail riders from several states and Canada competed in the sport of endurance horse riding in south Lincoln County a few weeks ago.

The Big Sky Memorial Ride was held Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Jackson Creek area north of Libby.

The sport got its start in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains half a century ago when a man with an Arabian horse challenged his friends to go up and over the range in a 100-mile race.

But these rides are about endurance, not racing to the finish line...

Read more here:
https://thewesternnews.com/news/2024/aug/23/big-sky-memorial-ride-brings-endurance-equine-event-to-lincoln-county/

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