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Re: [RC] Mountain bikes and horse don't mix - Jim Holland

Carry your horse's favorite treats with you when you ride.  Every time
you see a biker, ask him to talk to you, go over and let your horse
sniff the bike, then ask the biker to give your horse a treat. Both my
guys are always on the lookout for bikers, hikers with the big packs on
their back, ATV's, whatever....but they look for them not because
they're scared....they immmediately head over to mug them for treats!
<grin> Doesn't take long!

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic

Deblyons54@xxxxxxx wrote:

I have not been trail riding a lot in the last 10 years and have two
rather inexperienced trail horses. We live in the "Mountain Bike
Capital of the World" and I'm really concerned about meeting them. My
old mare was used to a lot but would freak if she saw a bicycle on the
trail, and they weren't nearly so many then. What techniques has
anyone used to get them used to bikes, especially on narrow stretches?

-- 
Richard T. "Jim" Holland
Three Creeks Farm
175 Hells Hollow Drive
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
(706) 258-2830
FAX (706) 632-1271
AR KI4BEN


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