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endurance riding
Outside of writing, my passion is endurance riding, an equestrian sport in which horse and rider teams compete to complete distances of between 25 and 100 miles safely, within prescribed time limits and with the approval of veterinarians stationed throughout the course. Think of this sport as the ultramarathon of the horse world. Unlike flat track horse racing, endurance riding takes place at a lower relative speed and on varied, often mountainous terrain. Endurance is a sport that prizes radical self-sufficiency, with most riders carrying all they need to care for themselves and their mounts throughout a competition on their bodies and saddles. In 2019, I completed the 100 mile Tevis Cup, known as "the world's toughest horse race."
