> Last year, the Evergreen Gaited Horse Show had a diabolical trail > obstacle course with wooden cow cutouts, fake barn, etc. The most > testing challenge was a little yellow tent located right as the horse
This is a good test. I practiced using a highline before my first camping trip with Deacon, but I did not even think about the tent. I set him up on the highline with some hay and then set up the tent. He got one glimpse of the tent and pulled so hard on the highline I thought he was going to break his halter. My camping buddies had an extra corral so he spent the night there instead (far away from the tent). He is pretty much desensitized now after a summer of camping. Benches along a walking trail, however, still pose a problem. :o) -Kristen and Deacon in upper MI
