G'son doesn't have his own pony any more because time and space made it impossible so Star is now with a lovely lady owner enjoying the good life. He now rides at weekends locally with a young woman doctor who owns a veritable herd of hairy beasts. She organised a big ride for fun but also to raise awareness for a charity. This is no Sunday jaunt for chickens. It will take the adult riders 150 miles to the other side of Scotland, crossing rivers, through glens and across rivers, camping overnight. The youngsters, one of them Sandy, are going for just a part of this marathon then being brought back when the track goes out of range of support vehicles and quite probably mobile connection (there will be one satellite phone just in case). It was planned to begin at a pub on this coast and end at a pub on the west coast so today they rode down to Findhorn to the Kimberley to join supporters, eat fish and chips and limber up for the hard slog which will begin Tuesday.
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