“Nobody knows about it. Barrels people know, but not this.”
Ava DePizzol of Boulder is no stranger to blank stares and confused silences when she describes her passion to her friends. She is part of an obscure community of endurance riders who compete in long-distance horse races through backcountry trails.
The events – sanctioned by the American Endurance Ride Conference – consist of daily races in which riders and their equestrian acquaintances race against the clock to complete the 25, 50 or 100-mile courses. Riders are limited to six, 12 and 24 hours respectively.
