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Since I do most of my riding on trails that run along the irrigation  
canals and through villages in rural Egypt, I've trained my horses to  
slow down when there are animals tethered beside the trail, when  
there is a donkey or donkey cart ahead or when they see children  
playing up ahead. They automatically downshift to a trot when they  
come within about 20 metres of these obstacles. Some days we are  
really lucky and can have a good canter for a mile or so, but most of  
the time we practice a LOT of transitions. When I take clients out  
and they don't know the rules of the road, I really need horses that  
do. If I don't remember to tell the clients that there will be  
automatic transitions for traffic, it comes as a bit of a shock to them.

Most of my neighbours are very happy to see me out riding and they  
don't worry about their livestock or children.

Maryanne

On Nov 8, 2005, at 8:41 PM, Dot Wiggins wrote:

> I guess I'm too much from the old school of safe and considerate
> horsemanship.
> We were brought up believing it was never acceptable to "over run"  
> or charge
> up on any other riders.   You caught up "softly", and went by as  
> smoothly as
> possible.  And did not take off at a gallop, but eased away,  
> speeding up out
> aways.
>
> Even a new green horse usually won't be unduly upset this way.
>
> (This rule does not apply on the race track)    VBG

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