Re: RC: road surfaces

[Jerry D Milam Jr <milamj@agtelco.com>]

Michelle Fink wrote:

> Feels like a dumb question, but I don't want to make a mistake and don't
> know the correct answer.  There's a gravel road that goes by my house that I
> like to ride on - I can run on it without it hurting me, is it Ok for my 5
> year old Arab to trot on (say, 3 minute intervals of walk/trot)?  We try to
> stay in the little bit of loose gravel toward the side of the road.
>

Michelle,

What a nice road!. I'd be happy to ride on that road any day.

It appears to be basically a dirt road with some gravel from your jpeg shot.

Hard packed dirt is great, just build him up slowly to it..not 5 miles all at
once on it.

Happy riding!
Susan