 |
Re: [RC] Mountain bikes and horse don't mix - Heidi SmithIt is not the Mt. Bikes you meet on the trail and can see, it is those that come tearing down behind you. The ones that do not want to realize that they spook the horse with the tire noise and sudden appearance. The ones we can see are fine but the ones that we didn't see cost considerable hospital time. This is true of wildlife that spooks up under your horse's nose and a great many other trail hazards as well. I was unceremoniously unhorsed a few weeks ago on a new trail when a doe popped out of the brush practically right under my horse. I survived the whirl UP the bank on one side, only to have the bank collapse and generate a whirl DOWN the bank on the other side, which I did NOT manage to weather. While it didn't cost me any hospital time (just a couple of trips to the chiropractor), it just goes to show that even "Steady Eddy" well-broke horses can be triggered by stuff they see every day, if the circumstances are wrong. I'd think Ken's method of actually using a cooperative biker to help train would be the most helpful with the bikers coming up behind, but one can never eliminate trail hazards 100%. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|