--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and i > thought it would do us good to do more trail riding > over more difficult > terrain (both him and me). i've missed the intense > training i had > received at my last barn (we've had one lesson in > six weeks, and i > have a trial coming up this week with a new > instructor) but we've done a > lot of different stuff (beach rides, night rides, > water crossings, > hillier rides) and i do think it's been good for us > (me, mostly, i guess > as stjarni seems to take it all in stride :)
I do believe the ponies enjoy trail riding a lot better than going around in cirlces, you will probably learn a lot more out on the trail, getting into different situation than you always can in the cirlce:) Kim
