Pam Karner sets out on a leg of the 2022 Gaucho Derby in Patagonia. Photo: Sarah Farnsworth.
NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article
09/03/2026
Erle Levey
At one point Pam Karner was lying on the ground, crying to herself in pain.
Her horse was above her. That was when she realised the need to dig deep.
You do endurance riding for a sense of knowing … knowing that you can complete this ride as an individual and as a team, with other riders and with your horse.
It’s knowing that you have the knowledge, training and resilience needed at the time.
The question is: Are you ready to step up? Do have the built-in resilience?
With endurance horse riding it’s just a matter of digging deep enough and finding it.
It’s true grit – a matter of belief in yourself, your horse and the world around you.
From Bellingen on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales and now in her early 70s, Pam Karner has completed the most extreme horse rides in the world.
These have included the Mongol Derby in Asia and the Gaucho Derby in South America.
Pam is in Africa at the moment, participating in another exciting endurance ride – through the Maasai Mara of Kenya’s highlands...
Read more here:
https://noosatoday.com.au/news/09-03-2026/hoofbeats-around-the-world/
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