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I do have a rock steady girl that I am conditioning now.  I have never 
had a problem hand walking a horse when I am too nervous so I can always 
do that need be and of course take the baby steps.

I have ridden around the block (a few years back I did it bareback on a 
gelding I had, bless his heart he passed on with cancer) so I know that 
once I get my confidence back I could try this.  I think part of it 
though to is my one and only BAD (multiple bones broken) accident was 
when we were riding along the road but she got pissed at me, it had 
nothing to do with cars.  That mare is now a happy brood mare up in New 
York.  I think it would be worth it regardless of some of the inherent 
dangers.  Now that I know other folks are able to do this successfully I 
will give it a try.  I'll tell myself that there may be roads on 
Endurance rides I want to do someday so better to get them used to it 
now. :-)

Thanks everyone.

Kathy R - Georgia

Ashia Yother wrote:

> I grew up my intire life riding on the roads.  I try to find the 
> shoulder as much as possible.  People honk and yell at you, but I get 
> my horse accustomed to that on my own before I even take him on the road.
>
> On 9/30/05, *Ridecamp Guest* <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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>     It is hideously dangerous,altho some people do it all the
>     time.I've done a little out of neccesity and I absolutly hate
>     it.People honk,yell,swerve at you,swerve away from you,or get
>     nervous,slow down and won't pass you,etc etc,to say nothing of
>     slick pavement when you have no shoulder to ride on.My tension of
>     course then goes into the horse.I feel that if I were  forced to
>     do enough of it,disaster would be inevitable.
>
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