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Re: [RC] [RC] Riding up steps, encountering falling rocks and mud holes - Laurie Durgin

Hand walk a horse up steps first,I don't hink I'd like to risk riding up them without lots of training, my boy climbs up rocky, rooty 30-45 degree hills alot.
Falling rocks??GET OUT OF THERE FAST!!!!!HANG ON !!!!
Mud holes (the Mudder trucks and dirt bikers and 4 wheelers have done this to my trails. DO NOT ride into any mudhole , you do not know what may have been dumped in there or if the bottom is level or deeply rutted. I know some holes when dry are 4 feet deep where the dirt bikers have gone over and over. But the hole it only a foot wide or something.Had experience with one horse going ain and finding a deep "cliff" and stumbinging . Another had a mushy looking top , and he went down on his knees as he got "stuck" in something .I always ride around or onthe edge, unless I "know " the hole.
Good luck Laurie and Rascal (the mudder horse)






From: Judi Daly <judiemail@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Riding up steps, encountering falling rocks and mud holes
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:59:52 -0800 (PST)

I am writing a book on training your horse for trail
riding, and my publisher wants me to include
information about riding up steps and encountering
falling rocks and mud holes.  I personally have had no
experience with any of this, so I am asking the group
if there is anyone who can give me information or tell
me where to look.
Sincerely,
Judi Daly
?Good trail horses are made?not born.?
www.trailtraining.bigstep.com Home of my free
e-newsletters for the pleasure trail rider and my
future book.




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