Older Horse Elmer Bandit Ready for Winter

With four days of consecutive dressage lessons that ran from Nov. 20-23, Elmer Bandit, the 38-year-old National Competitive Trail mileage holder, observed Thanksgiving by resting at his Independence, Mo., boarding stable home.

How has Elmer prepared for winter?

"He has grown an inch of hair, at least, and is very soft and furry," reported his lifetime owner,

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With four days of consecutive dressage lessons that ran from Nov. 20-23, Elmer Bandit, the 38-year-old National Competitive Trail mileage holder, observed Thanksgiving by resting at his Independence, Mo., boarding stable home.

How has Elmer prepared for winter?

"He has grown an inch of hair, at least, and is very soft and furry," reported his lifetime owner, Mary Anna Wood. With the fluctuating Kansas temperatures, Wood hosed sweat off the gray half-Arabian gelding after one of his recent dressage workouts. Elmer has donned his special blanket from his fans at TheHorse.com twice already this fall.

Wood said she believes the 30 years of dressage lessons have kept Elmer supple, active, and alert. During the recent string of lessons, Elmer worked on shoulder in, haunches in, maintaining straightness, and transitions. "Where were these transitions 20 years ago?" asked instructor Carlie Beisel as Elmer continues to improve his moves

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Marsha Hayes has been covering endurance, trail, and other equine topics since 2005. She believes every horse has a story.

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