Hi Maggie, your post below was interesting as I
compared it to some California rides and came up with the following questions (
this may be regional differences stuff) below your post.
There was some tough going where the trail is usually
firm, as it had been churned up into a muddy mess by the time we passed
through.
**Maggie, curious if this was held in park or private
land, etc. In Calif., rides seem to be cancelled often at the hint of
incoming rain for the weekend (Lake Sonoma one year cancelled by Army
Corp of Engineers due to chance of rain that weekend....and it never did
rain), and Shine and Shine Only at Quicksilver is also carefully watched due
to rain and trail conditions....
So...I can't imagine a whole endurance ride of horses
going along on a muddy trail....in parts of Calif this would ruin the trail
for years.....
Again, not being critical here, but curious as
to what protocol is in parts of the country that get rain on a more regular
basis....
