Re: RC: horse eating mud/dirt

[RDCARRIE@aol.com]

Yuck - could have done without the image of bloated animals in the streams!  
<G>  Interesting thought about the calcium, though...and yes, there was some 
gravel (mostly iron ore) on these roads.  The puddles were due to rain - 
there had been a line of heavy thunderstorms move through early that morning 
that in fact delayed the start of the ride 30 minutes.  I've drank (drunk?) 
out of mud puddles after a rain in Utah while backpacking - didn't taste all 
that great, but we were out of water due to a supposed spring being dry, it 
was in the 90s, and it was at least wet!  Like you said, beggars can't be 
choosers!  <G>

The water in the streams wasn't cold (I was sponging with it so felt it) - 
can't find cold water in East Texas during the summer.  :(   I just figured 
he wasn't used to clear, moving water (another rarity).  I guess the day we 
figure out what horses are thinking it's time to quit riding...  :)

Dawn in Texas - on my way out the door to ride.  :)