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A friend of mine was a Trail manager for the Mount Hood Wilderness 
before he retired.  He was telling me that horses tend to drop their 
load within the first couple of miles.  That is why they try to have 
separate trailheads for hikers and equestrians that are at least two 
mile apart.

I suppose it could be just a myth.  When my guy is nervous on a 
unfamiliar trail, he will lighten his load  near the start of a ride.  
That does not happen at an endurance ride.  He is too busy worrying 
about the other horses.

-Paul L
On Thursday, January 8, 2004, at 07:56 AM, Barbara McCrary wrote:

> I can just about count on the first load to be dropped within 100-150 
> yards
> from our house.  It seems that purposeful walking starts the system
> functioning.  Some horses drop 10 small piles withing 3 miles, some 
> drop
> huge piles once or twice.  Seems to depend on the horse.  As Rae says,
> virtually never during a fright.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rae Callaway" <tallcarabians@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 2:01 PM
> Subject: RE: [RC] Fw: What will they think of next
>
>
> > Had to comment on the below snippet from the letter written by the 
> > friend.
> > Does she actually ride horses??  I've yet to be on a horse that 
> > doesn't
> poop
> > at least 10 times on an hour ride!  I've never seen one poop at a 
> > sudden
> > fright either, as they're normally doing a 360 and taking off like a 
> > jet
> (or
> > doing that awful sudden 2 inch drop that leaves you with heart
> palpitations
> > and the horse calmly walking as though nothing had happened)
> >
> > Rae
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Jeannie Gillen
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:25 AM
> > To: ridecamp
> > Subject: [RC]   Fw: What will they think of next
> >
> >
> > > > > > Horses do not often poop when they are ridden  -   they mostly do
> > this
> > > > > > when they get a sudden fright, or if  "it is time", but most
> horses
> > > > > > refrain from doing this away from their homes, so there must be
> very
> > > > > > little manure of which to speak.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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