It would be interesting to determine whether the flat sandy
track is dispiriting to the horses. I once rode 18 miles on the
Black Rock Desert, on an average sort of day, weather-wise, and my horse
was so down in the dumps from the monotony of the terrain that he
dragged. The minute we left the playa and rode through sagebrush and
little undulations of the ground, he perked right up. I can't
imaging dealing with 100 miles of sand and the horses' reaction to the
monotony of the trail. Tell us about this, as you see
it.
G.Affleck