Sometimes the horse starts lunging up the rock before the
rider is ready, and the lunging itself can throw the rider off balance. You
have no choice but to allow your horse to go on and just do the best you can,
hesitation at this point is very dangerous and you risk your horse turning and
falling. Better to just hang on & get it over with whether it looks pretty
or not.(:>)
Kathy
Is it just me, looking at it *wrong,* or was there a lot of
really poor riding at Cougar Rock? I've been looking at photos, (hughes photography) and I'm
astonished.
I know, I am a newbie, and I am certainly NOT saying
I'd ride it better. However, I'm surprised that so many riders are
hindering their horses, not helping them. BTW, I'm *not*
necessarily talking about the horses that stumbled, fell, etc. Some
of those riders appeared to be helping their horses tremendously, and they recovered
their footing.
Guess I'm trying to say that I am more impressed with the
horses than some of the riders, because they were able to climb the hill
despite the problem on their backs.
