I appreciate the offer but I am comfortable at night on my horse. He has
excellent trail sense and that compensates for my lack of night vision. I was
simply pointing that not all people have that. Practice will not increase a
persons bad night vision nor will it increase their horses trail sense. Some
have both already but are still uneasy on a strange trail at night, I personally
can't blame them or see that as a "bad" thing. A well marked trail is just that,
if its being ridden at night it needs to be marked to be seen at night, if its
ridden during the day, same thing.
No offense Jess, I believe that if someone intends to ride 100 or
some other night ride, they should practice at home first. That way they can
learn to trust their horses' ability to go in the dark on familiar trails (not
just roads). Training & conditioning to ride at night is just like
anything else---do your homework. If a rider is not comfortable with it, don't
go to a night ride until you are. It's that simple. If you would like to start
practicing, I'll gladly ride with you. I live in Ada, so not too far.
