> > >The rule about riding muddy areas is: Ride through the mud, not around it.
I'm assuming that by "rule", you mean "rule of thumb". Perhaps I missed
the thread from which this sprang... However, in addition to the
cautions already mentioned, I would like to add that there are often
glass pieces, aluminum cans and other sharp objects in those mud pits.
I've known of at least three horses who received severe tendon
lacerations when walking through mud.
Kathy