Equestrian Event:The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride
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The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride
The first Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride took place during the time period of September 1-15, 2007. The winner of the first ride was Scott Griffin of Seattle, Washington. Scott rode multiple horses over the 10 days of riding and completed the ride in a combined time of 61.9442 hours.
The winner of the event riding one horse the entire 515 miles was Karen Fredrickson of Kneeland, California. Her winning time on her horse "Murphy" was 86.1002 hours.
Two other riders, Susan Thompson and Jim Hole, started and completed each of the 10 days. Susan's time was 79.063 hours, riding two horses and Jim's time was 95.6452 hours, riding one horse.
The first presentation for the event was made in Santa Fe, New Mexico on February 27, 2006 by Rob Phillips, Jim Gray, and John Curry, all of Kansas. (Jokingly known as the 'Three Sons of Kansas - Sunshine, Sunflower, and Son of a B****'). The meeting was arranged by Dennis Latta, Director of the New Mexico Sports Authority. Present at the meeting were Mike Celetti, Director of New Mexico Tourism, Jeff Siembieda Deputy Direct of the New Mexico Sports Authority, Henry Sanchez, Mayor of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Joy Poole, founder of the Santa Fe Trail Association, Steve Lewis of the Santa Fe CVB, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Inez Ross, who has walked the complete Santa Fe Trail, and other interested individuals. The people at the meeting gave great encouragement to the "Three Sons of Kansas".
Over the next 18 months, many trips were made up and down the Santa Fe Trail. The communities along the way became big supporters. There were 11 different Race Village cities; Santa Fe, NM 9/1-2/07, Las Vegas, NM 9/3/07, Springer, NM 9/4/07, Clayton, NM 9/5/07, Elkhart, NM 9/6/07, Dodge City, KS 9/7-8/07, Larned, KS 9/9/07, Lyons, KS 9/10/07, Council Grove, KS 9/11-12/07, Burlingame, KS 9/13/07, and Gardner, KS 9/14/07.
The first person to sign up for the 2007 ride was Scott Griffin of Seattle, Washington. He had never ridden in an endurance event until signing up. Scott ultimately won the 2007 ride.
For more information contact Rob Phillips at sfthorserace@aol.com or (785) 218-3265.
The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race Endurance Ride,
1431 North 1900 Rd,
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
http://www.sfthorserace.com
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