Re: Ride & Tie Advice

[Steve Shaw <sshaw@pacbell.net>]

I have some ride and tie advice. Don't ride a mule. Thank you Maryben. 
Did you know that Sandy and his mule were top ten at the EAsyBoot Sun 
Valley Ride & Tie Championship in 1996? Who was his partner?

This last weekend at the Cuyamaca Ride & Tie Garret Ford was first place 
with his partner from Idaho, Christof Shrank(sp?), and their horse won 
best condition. (I am going to get into trouble because I can't remember 
the horse's name, maybe we will find out if the Easyboot Co. lurks on 
ridecamp.) I won't say who, with his bride to be, were second place on 
Cowboy owned by Lon Clearwaters.

The 1999 Easyboot Ride & Tie Championship will be in Klammath Falls, OR 
at the Running Y Ranch on July 10th. The Ride and Tie Association has a 
new and permanent Race Director, Mary Ann Buxton. She will be 
coordinating the race this year along with Tim Kerns from the Running Y. 
No, this is not the last AERC Executive Director.

The Ride and Tie Association has acquired one of the entries to the 
entire 2001 XP and will offer any of the "DAYS ON THE TRAIL" to anyone 
who wants to ride & tie the day. It will only cost $25 per person. Some 
horses will be provided. International enthusiasts are encouraged to try 
a day. They should contact Mary Tiscornia, President at 
http://www.rideandtie.org were one can find sanctioned events throughout 
the U.S.

If Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid had one of their horses shot out 
from under them in an escape, would they have rode and tode the Outlaw 
Trail?   We'll see next year.

Steve Shaw