Horseback adventure

One of the highlights of the trip was the two different horseback rides we took. The second was a little over 4 hours and we rode more than 10 miles up into the mountains.

The trails were varied and ranged from flat and grassy, to wooded, rocky and very steep.

At one of the streams, we gave the horses a rest as well as our own saddles. My daughter was the first to attempt walking across the log in the stream. The rest of us followed and luckily no one ended up in the water although there were a couple of close calls.

The horses overall were very well mannered. All the teenagers were able to get them to do most of what they wanted.

The really big excitement came at the last stream when we had to cross in a fairly deep spot with a swift current. Some of the horses were reluctant to cross and the picture above shows me leading my niece's horse across as he was not going voluntarily.

At this point, shoes, boots and pants did get wet. Some horses actually swam more than they walked across the stream.