>>>> A lousy nite tied to a trailer or high line and then a wonderful ride >>>> in a new beautiful place the next day. My horses seem ok as long as >>>> there is a bottomless hay bag...
>>>> That's it, Janice, exactly. And I've noticed a bonding that comes from >>>> camping with my horses. They really seem to enjoy the 24/7 "Arabs in >>>> the sheik's tent" aspect of camping. Now, when I hear THOSE points of view, I am much more impressed than when I hear people who "camp" in RV's or living quarter horse-trailers tell me that their horses are just peachy-keen-happy standing tied to the trailer all night, for several nights on end. When we used to camp, we camped in a tent. I enjoyed it immensely, and I'd do it again...although probably not with horses. That kind of camping is a lot of work, packing everything up each trip, carrying in all of your supplies, cooking all your food, and hoping the weather cooperates so you're not too hot, not too cold and don't get soaked. If I'm going to ask my horses to haul my butt around all day, AND to give up their comfortable pasture at night, the least I can do is give up my warm comfy bed, so we really CAN bond a little.... :) Karen Thomas, NC
