37-Year-Old Horse Elmer Bandit Wins Competitive Trail Ride

by: Marsha Hayes
Adding another 60 miles to his North American Trail Conference (NATRC) career, 37-year-old Elmer Bandit was declared the Open Sweepstakes division winner this past weekend at the Dave Smith Fall Fiesta competition near Lehigh, Iowa. "We had a grand time trotting," said Elmer's rider and lifetime owner Mary Anna Wood of Independence, Mo. "Elmer was just plumb happy." The Open Divisio ...