Re: CTR: How safe is night riding?

[Alec Joesph <alecman@alltel.net>]

Hi!  I personally enjoy late evening, night
riding.  My understanding is the horses can see much better than us........'course
I walk unless I know the terrain very well......Kinda neat..........

Kelly from SW PA

Yenbad@aol.com wrote:

> My husband wants to start riding our regular trails
> in the evening.  The
> trail itself is well maintained by ranch hands.  It is on private
> property,
> not multi-use.  We're near LA,  Calif, so we don't have any
> bears or wolves.
> We would not be riding near any roads so cars are not an issue. 
> My only
> concern is since it is really pretty dark, will my horse trip on a
> rock or
> step in a hole & fall. I wouldn't want to be walking on foot in
> the dark on
> the trails. In some ways it seems like it would be fun & exciting
> & other
> ways, very scary!   I was wondering how many other folks
> ride in the dark.

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