Kelly.Jordan@jacksonville.com--042611--Pam Murphy, of Nocatee, riding Diamonte, right, and her friend Ellen O'Brien, of Palm Valley, riding Bandit head out on to the beach from Mickler's Landing for a morning of beach riding Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The riders are friends who try to ride on the beach as often as possible, the horses are PasoFino and 1/2 brothers who enjoy wading through the surf. As a beach rider for over 29 years, Ellen says, " riding along the ocean for an equestrian...
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Kelly.Jordan@jacksonville.com--042611--Pam Murphy, of Nocatee, riding Diamonte, right, and her friend Ellen O'Brien, of Palm Valley, riding Bandit head out on to the beach from Mickler's Landing for a morning of beach riding Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The riders are friends who try to ride on the beach as often as possible, the horses are PasoFino and 1/2 brothers who enjoy wading through the surf. As a beach rider for over 29 years, Ellen says, " riding along the ocean for an equestrian is tantamount to a golfer playing a round at Augusta National."(The Florida Times-Union, Kelly Jordan)
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