On a somewhat cool Saturday morning, Sue on Quia, Nancy on Gypsy, Herb on General, and I on Cricket began our ride out. We encountered several hikers and bikers, almost all of them were really nice and friendly. One couple stopped to video us for his brother. Another fellow told us that he had seen the trailers and was so hoping he would see us. He was very happy and admired each one as we passed. Because I don’t ride this trail frequently, I always forget how beautiful the trails are there. It made me appreciate how lucky we are to have the gorgeous trails that we do. Weather was perfect, the company was very enjoyable too and I think all of our ponies enjoyed the day out too.
•Special note: We did encounter an older man on a bicycle who obviously doesn’t understand the need for slowing down when encountering horses on the trail. He barely slowed down the first time he passed us and the second time he ended up between my
horse and the horse behind me. Fortunately, my horse is not a kicker. I tried to explain to him that we were trying to find a wider spot for him to be able to pass us, but I believe it was falling on deaf ears. So beware of this individual. Feel free to report him to the gate entrance people with a picture if possible. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture, but I did report him and the gate attendant was very disgusted with him and will report his behavior.
Submitted by Sharon