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 Wood working with a dressage trainer. The two had lessons on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

“We worked on being round, balanced, and straight,” Wood said.

A chiropractor who worked on Elmer yesterday said several vertebrae in his neck were slightly out of alignment. Wood has always been a proponent of preventive health treatments for Elmer and views chiropractic adjustment part of his maintenance routine.

“He’s feeling really good,” reported Wood