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[RC] Go Home horses? - Dot WigginsKnow one horse that had a real strong tendency to "Go Home" any time he changed where he lived. We tried to keep him well fenced in anytime we moved the horses. His longest adventure was over 50 miles. We thought he was settled in after about a month, so turned him out around 4 PM. At daylight the next morning he was standing in the yard next door to his old home. Took me two days to ride him back. Another horse parted company with a rider on and endurance ride, I think it was late June or early July. Lots of people looked but didn't find him. Hunters caught him that fall, not far from where he was last seen, still wearing the saddle but no bridle. Not much the worse for his months on his own in the mountains. I also rescued an escapee from an overnite camp. Lived in the Seattle area, been to a multi day trail ride, laid over to meet some one for a few days ride. Camped alone, horse got away just before dark. Started tracking early mnorning. Horse didn't follow trails or old roads unless they were going directly NW. Went over down fences, off steep banks, up through the rocks, any where, as long as it was NW. Finally quit trying to follow tracks, just took the easy ways to "cut her off at the pass" so to speak. Found her while she was thinking about droppping into a big canyon on a cow trail, still headed for Seattle. She would have hit a good fence in a few more miles. Wondered if she would have crossed that fence or the cattle guards? Or crossed the Snake River? Horses will do all sorts of stuff, who knows why. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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