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By Damon Arthur of the Redding Record Searchlight
For the past 50 years Jesse Caswell has dreamed of completing The Tevis Cup endurance ride.
The race tests the stamina of horses and riders who attempt the 100 miles of steep, rugged mountainous terrain from Lake Tahoe to Auburn. Each year, nearly 200 competitors attempt the grueling course, but only about half of them finish.
In 2012 Caswell nearly completed the course, but he had to drop out because his horse could no longer go on. But this year may be Caswell's best chance at conquering the course, one of the oldest and most prestigious endurance rides.
The 75-year-old Redding man has a new horse and he and his horse appear to be in top shape, friends and supporters say.
"Jesse is one to watch, and he will do better than people expect," said Chuck Stalley, Tevis Cup race director. "He takes to it like a duck to water..."
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