[RC] [Guest] Post-race Press Release: Ride and Tie Championship! - John A. Teeter
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Subject: Post-race Press Release: Ride and Tie Championship!
Michele Jay-Russell fleabit1@xxxxxxx
There were some wonderful events near Truckee, California in Euer Valley
last Saturday including the annual Ride and Tie Championship plus a short
course RaT, ultra run, biathalon, and 25 and 50 mile endurance rides. For
ridecampers not familiar with the sport of RaT, check out the website at
http://www.rideandtie.org. RaT training can be a great adjunct to endurance
training--its striking to see the number of successful competitors in
endurance who also compete in RaT. Personally, I love it because the
training inspires me to keep fit with my horse. Likewise, I think my horse
loves it because its like playing a game with his two human partners. If
this sport sounds intriguing, you can find contact information for potential
partners and mentors at the website.
Go Ride and Tie!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
32nd Annual National Ride & Tie Championship Results Announced
Wadsworth Brothers Return to Win Fifth Championship Title
September 10, 2002 Truckee, California The Ride & Tie Association, the
national sports organization dedicated to promoting the combined running and
equine endurance sport of Ride & Tie, today announced the results of the
2002 Ride & Tie Championship, held at the Euer Ranch in Truckee, California,
September 7, 2002.
This years Championship event, organized by Ride & Tie veteran Laura
Christofk, attracted 38 teams of two humans and one horse, of which, 35
completed the three-loop, 31.4-mile mountainous course ranging between 6500
and 7300 feet elevation. The winning team averaged 6.6-minute miles.
This years winning team, brothers Con and Tod Wadsworth riding Baurakal
Khan, completed the rough terrain course in a winning time of 3:28:00.
Second place went to Jim Howard, holder of five Ride & Tie Championship
titles, and his partner Dennis Rinde on Magic Sirocco who came in just 17
seconds behind the winners. The coveted Best Conditioned Horse award went
to Zar Za Fire owned by Skip Lightfoot and ridden by Tom Johnson and Jeremy
Reynolds who placed third overall, with a time of 3:46.
The first century division team, with a combined age of over 100 years, went
to Brad Hawthorne and Dennis Tracy, on Benji, for a time of 3:54 and taking
fourth place overall. Immediately following them in fifth place was the
first woman-man team to finish, Mary Tiscornia and Sid Sullivan on Albi with
a time of 4:10. Mary Tiscornia has started all 32 Ride & Tie championships
and holds 30 completion buckles, the coveted Ride & Tie championship trophy.
The first woman-woman team to finish and taking tenth place overall, were
newcomers to the sport, Jennie Spearin and Cara Ravencroft on Finaaly.
The sport of Ride & Tie is not for the weekend dabbler or the faint of
heart. It requires practice, stamina, and perseverance from all three team
members. Training for Ride & Tie is unique and challenging in that it
requires major time commitments from two humans plus a rigorous horse
training schedule; and even that doesnt guarantee a win.
Ive never won the overall title but I keep trying, says Tom Gey, 49, of
Newport Beach, California who has competed in 12 championships and numerous
regional events. Ride & Tie requires marathon-like training for all team
members and it requires keen strategy that can only be achieved through
practice. For me, its a great way to stay in shape and spend time with my
family.
For Tom Gey and his family, the Ride & Tie Championship is a family affair.
Tom and his sister-in-law Elaine Ruprecht, 36, of Colfax, California, rode
their 20-year-old Arabian gelding named Freedom in this years Championship.
They were the second woman-man team to finish and placed 8th overall with a
time of 4:45, moving up one place over last years standings. Other family
members competing were Elaines sister Carol Ruprecht, 43, and their father
Ted Ruprecht, 74, of Trinidad, California who rode their 12-year-old Arabian
gelding Findefar to finish 28th overall in a time of 6:19 in the century +10
division. This event marked Teds 21st
championship, but certainly not his last.
2002 National Ride & Tie Championship - Results
Place Division Partner 1 Partner 2 Horse Time
1 M/M Con Wadsworth Tod Wadsworth Baurakal Khan 3:28
2 M/M Jim Howard Dennis Rinde Magic Sirocco 3:28
3 Pro-Am Tom Johnson Jeremy Reynolds Zar Za Fire* 3:46
4 Century Brad Hawthorne Dennis Tracy Benji 3:54
5 M/W Mary Tiscornia Sid Sullivan Albi 4:10
6 Century John Osterweis Mark Richtman Victor 4:18
7 Century +10 Warren Hellman Jeff Townsend Sam 4:23
8 M/W Elaine Ruprecht Tom Gey Freedom Fermee 4:45
9 Century Tom Christofk Christoph Shork Zaraf 4:46
10 W/W Jennie Spearin Cara Ravencroft Finaaly 4:47
11 W/W Marcia Smith Shellie Hatfield Sweet Pea 4:50
12 W/W Michele Shaw Gabrielle Mann Furn 4:59
13 Pro-Am Mike Tracy Shan Han Aron Moon 5:00
14 Century +20 Lew Hollander Doug Madsen Mis P 5:04
15 Century James Oury Matt Guzik Starzehn 5:07
16 Junior Shannell Bolsta Clara Holland Shaad 5:10
17 Century Bryon Grant Paul Johnson Sha Na Na 5:18
18 M/W Michele Jay-Russell Doyle Eggers Stashi 5:18
19 M/W Linda Mornell Eric Peters Macho 5:18
20 M/W Curt Riffle Ellen Rinde Magic 5:36
21 M/M Calvin Paulette Bill Stockmar Fyre 5:36
22 Cemtiru Jim Brown Hal Hall Negask 5:38
23 M/M Frank Lieberman Jerome Beauchamp Judy 5:42
24 M/W Dave Van Wicklin Megan Hartop Jazz 5:52
25 W/W Terrie Anderson Sonja Woods CoCo 6:01
26 W/W Melissa Ribley Kerie Mathews Oak Hill Rambler 6:05
27 Century+10 Robin Klaus David Tarpinian Refique 6:13
28 Century +10 Carol Ruprecht Ted Ruprecht Findefar 6:19
29 W/W Debby Lyon Peggy Jern Rd Famous 6:20
30 W/W Tara Rothwell Cynthia Lusk Tq Hot 6:21
31 M/W David Howe Bethany Pappani Otis 7:01
32 W/W Karen Wolfsheiner Geneveive Proulx ------- 7:42
33 M/W Tracie Van Wicklin Jorge Zambrano Starfire 7:57
34 Pro-Am Thom Steere Max Macvenable Bombay 8:00
35 Century George Hall Don Betts Gavilan 8:05
* Zar Za Fire won Best Conditioned Horse award
About The Ride & Tie Organization
The Ride & Tie Organization is a non-profit equine organization dedicated to
promoting the sport of Ride & Tie and safe endurance horse management. Over
150 years old, the sport originated in the old West, where frontiersmen
discovered two men could travel great distances at a fast pace without
wearing down the horse if they traded off. The sport was revitalized and
gained national attention in 1971 when Levi Strauss sponsored the Ride & Tie
Championships. The organization offers a mentoring program for adventurous
athletes, hosts practice Ride & Ties, organizes regional and national
events, and contributes articles and spokespeople to complementary running
and endurance riding events and forums. For more information about Ride &
Tie, visit the web site at www.rideandtie.org or call 650 949 2321.
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Contacts:
Biz Eischen
Ride & Tie publicity
408 472 1081
www.biz_eischen@xxxxxxxxx
Curt Riffle
President, Ride & Tie Organization
650 949 2321
Laura Christofk
2002 Ride & Tie Championship organizer
530 268 8647
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