Two teams started the Swanton Pacific Ride & Tie, Saturday, August
20th. Only one finished.
Team Dennis and Ellen Rinde had competed many times before,
actually finishing the SP 100 R&T five consecutive years on the same
horse and winning it a couple of times. This year, their luck was not good
and their current horse General Geranium vetted out lame at the first vet check,
25 miles into the race.
This left the remaining team of Steve Shaw and George Hall, both longtime
R&Ters. Steve is also a top 5 Tevis rider.
On SP 75 R&T, they came in to the finish line at 8:50 PM after a 5:00
AM start. Never let it be said that R&Ters are wimps.....Steve
competed with a bad knee and George was competing with two complete hip
replacements.
George has been loping around the Santa Cruz Mts. since he was a very young
man, so he knew his territory in this race. He is currently a small
animal vet in Santa Cruz. 'Way to go, guys!
