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“Unlike competitive riding,” explains Patty who’s been endurance riding since 1972, “horsemanship shows in the end product . . . the horse and rider are not judged during the progress of the race . . . it’s just you and your horse, against the clock.”

For Patty, who has been a horse-lover for as long as she can remember, interest in endurance riding is not unusual. “I was the typical stai’y eyed girl who took any opportunity 1 could to be around horses . . I read all the horse stories. Just being around horses was enough, and getting a chance to ride was even more of a treat.”

John, an employee of C & P Telephone, became interest in racing a little later. It was Patty who first sparked his interest. After they were married, says John with a smile, “it was either get interested or stay at home!”

Now the couple work together, and their constant

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