I should have added that EVERYONE and their brother and their horse comes to visit here in the Fall, so now is NOT a good time to visit. Sometimes I've seen traffic backed up for miles by all the visitors coming here! OK, it's great for business, but for the rest of us locals ...
And then add in all the people going to the I.U. football games, and there are some weekends when you almost think about escaping to Chicago to avoid the traffic.
That ole saying "the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man" is one of the truest things ever spoken. It applies to dogs too. I hope you love riding! Its one of the most peaceful and soul restoring things you can do. Congrats on your first 3 hour ride. Its awesome! And, as I said before, you do have one of the most beautiful areas to ride in and access. I wish I lived closer but alas, I am a long way away. My late husband had lived up there in Nashville IN for many years before returning to Georgia where I am located. He took me for a ride through during a holiday when we were up there visiting his friends. The horse part of it was PACKED!! I remember riding through in the truck and it was miles and miles of campers and tents and living quarter horse trailers with every kind and every size of horse that one could imagine. IT LOOKED LIKE HEAVEN! But I would rather avoid the crowds. The best would be to live on the edge of the National Forest and just slip in the Brown Co park like your friends do. My late husband said that once one leaves the camp and heads unto the trail that one could go so far as to not even see another horseman. I think he also said that reservations are required at the camp and that it is booked out for several years ahead. Someday I will make it up there to ride. Ride on cowboy!! And enjoy. AAAHHHHH a Tennessee Walker is a fine horse. They seem to have good heads on them and great gaits too. Can't beat that. A mount fit for a king. Life is good. Its better with a horse.
I am just learning to ride horses! Some folks from a couple hours north of here have land across the street -- they come down for a month or so in the Spring and in the Fall to trail ride. They took me last week for about 3 hours (and it took me 3 days to be able to walk again). This week I'm going to try to learn how to keep this 16.5 hand Tennessee Walker in 2nd gear. (The First Gear is a walk that moves you all about; Second Gear is just pure as silk smoothness; Third Gear has me bouncing up and down on the saddle! From their land we go up a hill through the forest, then into National Forest, and from there into the Brown County State Park, but at the very other end from the Horse Camp, so never is another horse seen!
I should have added that EVERYONE and their brother and their horse comes to visit here in the Fall, so now is NOT a good time to visit. Sometimes I've seen traffic backed up for miles by all the visitors coming here! OK, it's great for business, but for the rest of us locals ...
And then add in all the people going to the I.U. football games, and there are some weekends when you almost think about escaping to Chicago to avoid the traffic.
That ole saying "the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man" is one of the truest things ever spoken. It applies to dogs too. I hope you love riding! Its one of the most peaceful and soul restoring things you can do. Congrats on your first 3 hour ride. Its awesome! And, as I said before, you do have one of the most beautiful areas to ride in and access. I wish I lived closer but alas, I am a long way away. My late husband had lived up there in Nashville IN for many years before returning to Georgia where I am located. He took me for a ride through during a holiday when we were up there visiting his friends. The horse part of it was PACKED!! I remember riding through in the truck and it was miles and miles of campers and tents and living quarter horse trailers with every kind and every size of horse that one could imagine. IT LOOKED LIKE HEAVEN! But I would rather avoid the crowds. The best would be to live on the edge of the National Forest and just slip in the Brown Co park like your friends do. My late husband said that once one leaves the camp and heads unto the trail that one could go so far as to not even see another horseman. I think he also said that reservations are required at the camp and that it is booked out for several years ahead. Someday I will make it up there to ride. Ride on cowboy!! And enjoy. AAAHHHHH a Tennessee Walker is a fine horse. They seem to have good heads on them and great gaits too. Can't beat that. A mount fit for a king. Life is good. Its better with a horse.
Yep, I like your quote, 'That ole saying "the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man" is one of the truest things ever spoken.'
I believe this one is also clearly true: "Outside of Dog (or Wolf), a book is man's best friend. Inside of a Dog it is too dark to read".
Yes y'all have some of the finest riding trails in the country!! Its on my bucket list to ride there. My late husband lived there and rode there.
I am just learning to ride horses! Some folks from a couple hours north of here have land across the street -- they come down for a month or so in the Spring and in the Fall to trail ride. They took me last week for about 3 hours (and it took me 3 days to be able to walk again). This week I'm going to try to learn how to keep this 16.5 hand Tennessee Walker in 2nd gear. (The First Gear is a walk that moves you all about; Second Gear is just pure as silk smoothness; Third Gear has me bouncing up and down on the saddle! From their land we go up a hill through the forest, then into National Forest, and from there into the Brown County State Park, but at the very other end from the Horse Camp, so never is another horse seen!