The ride went well:). We only went for a little more then a hour tho. It's really getting hot again. I'm going to have to get started earlier then today.
Ride in parades:).. you're really brave. I tried that a few times around here, but the people, spectators and riders, are all nuts, at least here they are:) The spectators want to get close, and throw candy...and the riders at the end of the parades seem to want to just dash down the asphalt/cement roads to get back to their trailers as fast as they can. Scared me t death the few times I did it.
Becky
I always enjoyed 'em, especially the night time ones. Tennessee was pretty bomb-proof so it made it a more enjoyable adventure. But you're right, most spectators have no idea how to act around horses and will dash right under a horse's nose to grab a piece of candy. And the Shriners seemed to delight in runing their little crazy cars right in front of them too. You'd think they'd be old enough to know better. I once had a guy driving some kind of rig with a siren to wait 'til he got right on top of me and turn on his siren. I'm sure he thought he'd spook my horse and get a big laugh out of my reaction, but Tennessee didn't spook. I gave him an eat-$hit-and-die look then went on watching the parade. Some people are just ignorant, and that's forgivable, but some people are just @$$holes and need their butts kicked! ;o)