Trail Record-Holder Elmer Bandit Turns 38

by: Marsha Hayes
Elmer Bandit's 38th birthday did not go unnoticed April 8, as dawn found the Independence, Mo., temperature matching the gray half-Arabian's age. "I brought him four apples and sang him Happy Birthday," reported his lifelong owner, Mary Anna Wood. Elmer, with 20,720 certified competitive trail miles, holds the national mileage record, which <A ...