Sunday, September 5, 2010

An Overview Of Horse Mats

By Adriana Noton

Animals are a great joy to many people who take a lot of pride in tending to the needs of their pets. Providing them a clean dry place to live is just as important as making sure they have plenty of water, food and exercise. Horses have some additional needs that can be managed by the use of horse mats that help maintain health and cleanliness of the horse stables.

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.

Now it is time to groom the horses and get ready for a day of fun going riding, and the stalls are nice and clean. There is something about the harmony involved in galloping off into the wind as it blows the horses mane in your face. Off and down the hill to the neighbors where the rest of the saddle club is to meet.

A wonderful way for friends to have a great time together is to go horseback riding. As the anticipation rises and horses are being loaded up, you are glad you invested in mats for the horse trailer, it sure helps those horses keep their footing. Now everyone is loaded up and ready to go try out the new riding trail the group found.

Arriving at the intended destination, everyone unloads their horses and saddles up for the weekend ahead. There are many different types of saddles and bridles and the jingle of metal, be it spurs or bits, helps add to the atmosphere of what fun lies ahead. The other riders have an assortment of horse breeds, and each of them in different sizes.

The trail into the woods has a little surprise. The horses suddenly get spooked by the opening of a large dark cave. Riders are grabbing leather to stay atop their mounts, and when all is understood there are cheers of joy and shouts of anticipation as all return to the trail. The enjoyment of friends and horses is ever present on this excursion, and they are all filled with enthusiasm as they continue their joking and kidding.

After several hours of riding, and enjoying the fresh air, and smell of mother earth, a large clearing appears with picnic tables and a rock fireplace that is intended for cooking out. A hitching rail is provided for the horses and those who brought tethers have staked out an area for their horses to munch on the local grass.

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.

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