Wow - where in the world was that? We live in SW Colorado and there
are problems in some places because of prairie dog holes - they're much worse
because they're smaller and less visible. But where we ride, there aren't
any holes.
Badgers dig out prairie dog holes, making them huge, and kill the prairie
dogs. Wherever you were riding must have been really infested with prairie
dogs before the badgers came. Too bad for the ride to have an area like
that to ride in!
Just did the Hole in the Wall Outlaw Trail Ride last week. Other
than having to sleep on the ground for a week and dodge badger holes
every ten yards it was great. How do you folks who live out there deal
with these holes. And don't tell me that the horses see the holes and
are able to divert around them. I saw three horses step into holes and
stumble or fall. And these holes are big enough for a small person to
fall into. A lady in our group was walking along with horse in hand
and the next thing we knew she was up to her waist in one of these pits.
The problem is that the sage brush hides the holes and makes it even more
dangerous. I'll take our eastern humidity and bugs any day over those
nasty holes.
