[at-l] Horses On The Trail

[mike_aken@excite.com (Mike Aken)]

Somewhere/somehow I was always taught to 
TRY and stand downhill 4 or 5 feet away
from the trail. The logic being that the
horse would do less damage to itself trying
to bolt uphill.

About 10 years ago on the Washington PCT
I was sitting down enjoying a break when a
rider and pack animal came over the hill.
When I started talking to her she asked me
to stand up and talk since the horse had no
idea what a short talking blob was and it 
needed to recognize me as a human to keep
it calm.

In the Grand Canyon, when you meet a mule
train, you are supposed to step aside and 
let the train pass. Sometimes the room 
available, off the trail, is only a foot or
two. It is quite a experience having that
mass moving one or two feet from your head.


Mike


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and ignorant people I have  to deal        
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                         Jack Hampson     



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