tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post5755798235751842253..comments2023-10-16T02:35:42.414-07:00Comments on Acer Farm: Trails, Trikes, Horses and DogsJonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-5922053866375516882011-07-01T06:05:53.504-07:002011-07-01T06:05:53.504-07:00I was on a shared trail a few years ago. Most of ...I was on a shared trail a few years ago. Most of the places, the horse trail rides adjacent to the hike/bike trail which was an old railroad converted to trail. At one place, the horse trail runs out and you have to go on the limestone (hike/bike) trail for a bit before the horse trail continues. While on the limestone, with heavy tree brush on both sides of it, we see bikes coming our way. Like you said, they are looking down at the terrain, not ahead. We holler, whistle, yell... and they keep coming. So we move our horses as far off to the trail as we can - which isn't much. The second biker saw us and stopped; his buddy still coming for us full speed. He looks up about 2 ft from my big black gelding and hits the brakes. He loses control of his bike and rolls thru the trees and the brush down the side of the hill. When he stops, he gets up and pulls the I-pod buds from his ears. His bike was bent, his knees bloody and he was pissed. But he knew enough not to take it out on us. He came back up - we apologized for his accident but told him we tried to warn him but he couldn't hear us - he didn't comment - straightened his wheels which were bent & rode off. <br /><br />Like you, we try to have conversations with the bikers so the horses know what they are. And we are really good about thanking bikers for moving off or stopping. It gives us a chance to educate them a bit.Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-63189234396507991802011-06-26T18:08:25.196-07:002011-06-26T18:08:25.196-07:00oh, saddle was great.. I guess you missed my last ...oh, saddle was great.. I guess you missed my last line of the post.. was afraid of that!Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-87713108590579660642011-06-26T18:06:24.903-07:002011-06-26T18:06:24.903-07:00Well it hit 60 today,so I guess it's summer..u...Well it hit 60 today,so I guess it's summer..uh..ish?? I think we are on tap for a cooler summer. You are lucky to not have to deal with all the craziness like we have here. Don't get me wrong, I am not against dogs or people letting their dogs run but, yes, it needs to be well under control and safe. Maggie was a trooper about the whole thing. Steph happened to veer off to another trail off to the other side so she missed the whole damn thing...Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-78372502506477654842011-06-26T08:51:36.170-07:002011-06-26T08:51:36.170-07:00Is it still not summer for you? Ugh!
Maggie is a...Is it <i>still</i> not summer for you? Ugh!<br /><br />Maggie is a rock star. What did Steph's horse and dog think of the Chessie? And how'd the saddle feel?<br /><br />I'm glad that I usually only have motorized vehicles to deal with. They can't hear me, and like the mountain bikers they're concentrating too hard on the trail to see us in advance, but <i>I</i> can hear <i>them</i> and move off the trail. Bicycles are sneaky and I can't hear them coming! <br /><br />Honestly, I don't think there's a lot more education to be done. People on wheels don't look up because if they did they'd crash into trees more. Horses are unpredictable; so are dogs. I'm glad to have open spaces to take my dog off leash and I wouldn't want to take that away from anybody with a remotely well behaved dog. JMHO!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.com