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I think it must depend onthe ride, I believe most rides in Se have drag 
riders, they take down the ribbions too. And usually a couple unofficial 
people go lost horse hunting. ( know at  a ride I volunteered at they did 
and tracked her miles.
 And here is a hint........ if you ride anywhere 4 wheelers ride and there 
is a puddle in the road--DO NOT LET YoUR HORSES GO THRU IT!!!!---at least in 
the SE. I rode shared trails with 4 wheelers and dirt bikes --usually 
dodging them ---and they make holes 4-6 feet deep in places. I won't let my 
horse go thru a puddle I don't know the depth of--which usually means one 
where the power company put  #57 gravel or boulders on the road to stop 
them.The few I go thru I see the bottom (if it's not muddy.) but there are 
some they put burned out cars in and stack them.    ( to this day I an't 
figure out how they kept squashing these 3 vehicles and burned them and 
stacked  them into different configurations- and move them around all in 
this 5 acre area.
  On a somwhat funny note, the realtor told me about a collegue who went 
back on the road and scoffed at the puddles saying he had 4 wheel drive, 
someone said 'shouldn't we put a stick in it and see how deep it is? "nah" 
he replied...then wished he had after he plunged into a 4 foot hole and had 
to have a special wrecker come and get him out....
   See her water will stand in the packed clay for months, sort of 
permanent puddle ponds. They only dry up  in the hottest part of the 
summer....


> From: Mary Ann Spencer <spencerma2@xxxxxxxxx>
> : Tue, 1 Mar 2005 09:13:10 -0800 (PST)
>
> This was overall a good ride.  And no problem for barefoot horses. It was 
> fine until my horse stepped into a sink hole in a puddle.  The hole is 
> caused by 4 wheelers competing to see who can send up the highest mud wave. 
>  AND THE 4 WHEELERS THINK THE HORSES MESS UP TRAILS!!   He fell down twice 
> and on the second fall he went side ways and gravity threw me into the 3+ 
> ft mud sink.   Instead of going to camp which was in sight, he went back up 
> the trails at 90 to nothing.  No stopping him.   We had just ALMOST 
> completed the first 20 mile loop!   We tried to track him on foot.  Guess 
> what-they walk much faster than we do, yeah right like no one on this site 
> knew that???  Luckily I found his tracks and saw that he doubled back onto 
> the main trail.
>
> Competetitve trail rides yrs ago had what they called drag riders to help 
> with problems.  I am not saying that would be needed but as all the other 
> riders are trying to compete then there are no horses for search and 
> rescue.
>
> After a horses was found dead last yr(another ride and different site), it 
> might be something that needs to be addressed.
>
> ALSO:  tack choices in case your horse is lost is another subject.
>
>                     Mary Ann, bruised but unhurt as mud is quite soft but 
> the water was cold after getting out.
>
>
>
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