Sunday, September 05, 2010

A Look At Horse Mats

By Adriana Noton

For an equestrian, it is always a good time to go horseback riding, but there are horse stalls to keep clean before the fun can begin. A good way to manage having more time to ride, is to keep each of the horse stalls equipped with horse mats that not only help keep them dry, but fight back fungus and disease.

Cleaning out the horse stalls is probably the least enjoyable experience for an equestrian, but with the help of easy to clean mats the job takes much less time. With the extra time you have more time to enjoy riding and just being with your favorite equine friend. There are plenty of reasons to go horseback riding.

Once the horse stables are clean it is time to go riding, and every good equestrian knows that is the best time of all. Fresh air, sunshine and a nice breeze, there is nothing else that can equal the sensation of being so free. Over hill, over dale, and off to the neighbors house to meet with the rest of riders.

Trail rides are a great way to spend time with friends, and learn new ways of doing things. Loading up the horses to go try out a new horseback riding trail fills you with the excitement of adventure, while you are glad you got those new horse mats for inside the horse trailer. They certainly help give the horses better footing.

A sense of joy and merriment fill the air as the club arrives at its destination. Horses are unloaded and saddles are buckled securely for the trek up the hill. All types and descriptions of saddles and horses are filling the air with excitement of the days ahead. Galloping off into the forest for rest and relaxation. The sense of freedom is overwhelming and the riders wish this day would never end.

In unison, the riders rein their mounts in the direction of the woods, and moments later they grab for leather as the horses spook at the dark opening to a cave. Everyone laughs and there are cheers and shouts as the horses settle down and get back on the trail.

A couple of hours of breathing fresh air, and the wonderful smell of decaying leaves in the forest, a couple of picnic tables appear in a clearing, with a fire pit close by for cooking out. There are hitch posts provided for tying the mounts, while others take tethers from their saddle bags and stake out their mounts for some grass to munch.

The saddle club did a lot of searching to find this particular park, it has a waterfall just around the bend with a catch pool half the size of a soccer field. Having finished the cook out and tasty marshmallows, all riders mount up without saddles. This ride is for the horses who like to swim. Off they go at a gallop to splash under the waterfall, where the riders hold on tight to mane or tail as the horses swim enjoy themselves. - 2361

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