Oh, that's too bad, but it happens. I take it they did not mean to go that far, but got lost?
It's heating up fast here. Rusty is massaged, stretched and saddled, so I better get out there. I even groomed him better then I normally do, it's been awhile, since I combed out his mane and tail, and he has a beautiful mane and tail. Since I got the ShowSheen last week it made it easy. I'll take some pictures.
Becky
We always loosen the cinch after a ride for a short time. Just enough to keep saddle from slipping off, but enough to relieve the pressure. That gives time for the blood to recirculate to the back. When the saddle and pad came off, you could tell if they had a hot spot, because it would be dry. Good idea to leave pad on for awhile too.
Have fun riding. I hope Rusty does well, with no "hitches".
They definately didn't mean to go that far, started out that they were just going to ride the last 5miles of the trail that was laid out, so the horses would recognize it (heading home :) and they pick up the pace and relax) but it was marked very poorly and they got on the 75mile loop, called me at about 40 miles and took another 10 miles to get out of the mountains to a road that I could take a trailer on.