[pct-l] Bikes & horses

[JPL]

Probably one of those "it depends" things.  I know a horse instincts are to 
be spooked.  That's a survival mechanism for them that has evolved over the 
millenia.


-----Original Message----- 
From: Stephanie Best
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 12:42 PM
To: kmurray at pol.net
Cc: PCT-l
Subject: [pct-l] Bikes & horses

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.
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