[pct-l] Bikes & horses

[Stephanie Best]

Ken,

I've been following along with the posts 
on http://www.facebook.com/SharingThePct?fref=ts where some have been saying 
that the bike / horse issue would not be an issue IF the horses were trained.  I 
am not a horse person, although I do love to admire from afar, so I don't know 
but can a horse be "trained" not to get spooked?  I live near a horse pasture 
where I sometimes feed the horses carrots.  Simply snapping the carrots in half 
has spook them.  I have posted this question on the "Sharing the PCT" forum 
twice, but so far, no response.  As much as I know about horses (i.e. nothing) 
it seems ridiculous to suggest a horse can be trained not to be spooked.  Am I 
wrong?

Stephanie


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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:14:43 -0400
From: Ken Murray <kmurray at pol.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Bikes and Horses
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I would hardly consider myself a skilled horseman, but 
I ride not infrequently in the context of trail
maintenance trips.  The concept of meeting a bike at 
speed is terrifying.