Marsha Hayes
Articles by Marsha Hayes
Donations to NATRC Trail Fund Honor Elmer Bandit
February 18, 2010
Long before Elmer Bandit set the record for competitive trail miles, he and his lifelong owner Mary Anna Wood of Independence, Mo., worked together to raise money for the North American Trail Ride Conference's Trail Fund. The approved tax-d Read More
Elmer Bandit Tribute Planned, Condolences Shared
February 17, 2010
The North American Trail Ride Conference, the group that sanctioned and tracked Elmer Bandit's lifetime record 20,780 official Competitive Trail miles, will honor the horse at their annual banquet, which begins Friday.
Elmer was Read More
Competitive Trail Horse Elmer Bandit, 38, Euthanized
February 15, 2010
National competitive trail mileage record holder Elmer Bandit, 38, passed away Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the pasture of his longtime boarding stable, Misty River, in Independence, Mo.
Surrounded my several friends and his lifelo Read More
Tulsa Police Horse Adoption Aided by Community
January 05, 2010
Using community resources, the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department successfully placed eight laid off police horses with five non-profit organizations. The horses will continue to work in therapeutic programs.
Due to dropping revenues an Read More
Older Horse Elmer Bandit Ready for Winter
November 29, 2009
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 Read More
Older Horse Elmer Bandit Completes Iowa Competitive Ride
September 21, 2009
Perfect fall weather found 38-year-old Elmer Bandit completing both days of the Stephens Forest Competitive Trail event near Lucas, Iowa, this past weekend. The event added 40 miles Read More
Older Horses: Elmer Bandit Might Compete This Month
September 02, 2009
Elmer Bandit, the 38-year-old record holder for competitive trail mileage, hasn't hit the trails lately, but last weekend found the gray Half-Arabian and owner Mary Anna Read More
Tevis Wraps Up; Horse Dies in Fall
August 03, 2009
The awards ceremony capping the 2009 Tevis 100-mile ride began on a somber note when ride officials announced the death of a competing horse.
Tevis 2009: We're Going Home, K-Zar! Southern Horse Wins
August 02, 2009
K-Zar Emanuel, 15-year-old gray Arabian gelding won the 2009 Tevis Cup, crossing the finishing line at 10:20 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 1). Four miles from the finish, after crossing No Hands Bridge in the California moonlight, rider Sarah Engsberg Read More
They're OFF! Tevis Cup 2009 Riders Hit the Trail
August 01, 2009
After months of planning by ride officials, and often years of conditioning for both human and equine participants, the Western States Trail Ride 2009, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, started with around 171 human/equine teams at dawn on Read More
Tevis 2009: Dr. Marcia Smith Leads into Robinson Flats
August 01, 2009
With crew and volunteers crowding the forest road, Marcia Smith, DVM, of Loomis, Calif., (rider #12) appeared around the bend at the Robinson Flat vet check and crewing point. First to arrive at Mile 36 of the 100-mile Tevis Ride, Smith an Read More
Competitor Preps for 100-Mile Tevis Endurance Ride
July 30, 2009
The first competitors in the 2009 Tevis Cup endurance ride to arrive at the Auburn, Calif., fairgrounds last week were Thor Halseth, of Agoura, Calif., and his 8-year-old gray Polish Arabian gelding, Road Rage.
Halseth arrived early to Read More
Tevis Veterinarians Add New Post-Ride Check
July 30, 2009
Head Tevis Cup veterinarian Greg Fellers, DVM, will implement a new post-ride vet check this year. His check will be conducted within two hours after horses complete the 100-mile ride from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif.
"What I am looking for Read More
Tevis Cup Endurance Ride Vet Countdown Begins
July 27, 2009
Veterinary preparations for the 54th running of the Tevis Cup, a 100-mile horse race, have kicked into high gear as the Aug. 1 race day approaches.
Head veterinarian Greg Fellers, DVM, has been working on recruiting and organizing the 17 Read More
Older Horses: Elmer Bandit Rides Again
July 20, 2009
Elmer Bandit, the 38-year-old Half-Arabian who broke the record for lifetime competitive mileage last October, added another 20 miles to his record July 18 when he completed one day of the Cedar Creek competitive trail ride near Columbia, Mo. Read More
Funny Cide Hits the Road
July 13, 2009
Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide, currently a resident of the Hall of Champions at the Kentucky Horse Park, expanded his résumé Saturday when he traveled to Ellis Park Race Track in Henderson, Ky.
The track star and ambassador found a new Read More
Neurologic Signs the First Indicator for Kansas Rabies Case
June 05, 2009
The Kansas equine recently confirmed positive for rabies first presented with lameness in the right forelimb, according to attending veterinarian David Salava, DVM, of the Salava Read More
Elmer Bandit Sidetracked by Justice System
April 28, 2009
A call to jury duty prevented Mary Anna Wood from competing her 38-year-old half-Arabian gelding, Elmer Bandit in the Rustlers and Renegades Competitive Trail ride in Cherryvale, Read More
Trail Record-Holder Elmer Bandit Turns 38
April 09, 2009
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 Ann Read More
Elmer Bandit Entered for April Ride
March 09, 2009
Elmer Bandit, the Half-Arabian who broke the lifetime record for competitive trail mileage last October at the age of 37, has been entered in a one-day Competitive Trail event Read More
Elmer Bandit's Winter Workouts Move Inside
January 30, 2009
Winter weather has driven 37-year-old competitive trail horse Elmer Bandit and his owner and rider Mary Anna Wood inside for dressage lessons. Read More
Elmer Bandit Takes it Easy in the New Year
January 02, 2009
What has Elmer Bandit, the 37-year-old record-holder for competitive trail mileage been up to since breaking the record last October? Participating in dressage lessons and generally taking it easy, says his owner and rider Mary Anna Wood of Read More
Funny Cide to Get First Real Rest at Horse Park
December 04, 2008
When Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide is welcomed at the Kentucky Horse Park this Friday, Dec. 5, it will signal a new era of complete retirement and rest for a Read More
Equine Program Encourages Elementary School Students to Read
November 27, 2008
Although they aren't literate, 14 horses are now involved in teaching reading to the 360 students at Jefferson Elementary School in Farmington, Mo.
The project, devised by Sheryl Robinson, the school's principal, and local horse Read More
Caring for Older Horses: The Elmer Bandit Diet
November 23, 2008
After Elmer Bandit, a 37-year-old Half-Arabian, broke the record for lifetime competitive trail mileage in October 2008, we were flooded with questions about Elmer's care and, specifically, what fueled the fire that kept him going. As it turns out, Read More
