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Although the sport of
Ride & Tie has been in existence for almost 30 years, it is a
relatively unknown sport that combines trail running, endurance
riding, and most of all, strategy. The object is to get all three team
members (two human and one horse) across a 25-40 mile cross-country
course by alternating riding and running. Sounds simple enough. One
team member starts out running, the other starts on the horse and
rides down the trail as far as he thinks his partner can run (or walk)
and still keep up a decent pace. At that strategic point the rider
stops, dismounts, ties the horse to a tree, and continues down the
trail on foot. The team member who started on foot gets to the horse,
unties it, mounts, and rides to catch his partner up ahead. When he
gets to his running team member he can either stop and exchange, or
ride further up the trail and tie the horse to a tree and then
continue running.
Ride & Tie Associations ...
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