I follow this rule unless/until going through mud becomes dangerous like
really boggy and sticky - then I will take another path to avoid pulled
shoes, tendons, muscles, etc. Like Teddy, I don't ride in these conditions
unless I have to - like at a ride.
he also wrote:
> Your horse is trained to go where you want it to, isn't it?
And yes my horse is trained to go where I ask him but he also has a _brain_
and some say in what's going on while on the trail. This means that I also
depend on his sense of safety for the best path over, through, or around
rough terrain.
Tina and the Arabs with 4-wheel drive
hickst@nichols.com