+Sand-Man Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I've been thinking about putting a Cache out on one of my favorite riding trails. It might make it a bit hard for short distance hikers to do it. Anyone else combine the two sports? Quote Link to comment
BRTango Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I've been thinking about putting a Cache out on one of my favorite riding trails. It might make it a bit hard for short distance hikers to do it. Anyone else combine the two sports? Can equestrians geocache? How do they manipulate the GPSr without opposable thumbs? My wife and I took a horse back trip in Ireland. I tried to convince her it was a great way to cache and that there were several in the area... but she wouldn't do it Quote Link to comment
+Sand-Man Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 There's gotta be one in every crowd........ My horse can tap out coordinates with his hoof.... He just gets confused on which should come first, longitude or latitude... Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 There are a modest number of folks caching from horseback here in Central Florida. I make my living as a trainer (dressage). I find getting the horses loaded and hauled more of a PITA than it's worth, and typically the cache isn't that close to legal horse trail. So somebody has to hold horses while somebody else goes after cache. There is a park stretching halfway across Florida, the Marjorie Harris Carr Greenway - what became of the massive Cross Florida Barge Canal project. It's generally about a mile wide and runs from Ocala to the west coast. Has horse, hike, bike trail all paralleling along its distance. Probably the best place in Fl for horse back caching. You're never very far from the "other" trail. And some multi use trails in the National Forests. Quote Link to comment
+Sand-Man Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 I think I'll do it. It's never to much trouble for me to load my horse and go ride for any reason. I look for remote caches and most of the time I research to see if horses are allowed in a particular area. Some parks for instance don't allow horses Because they think horse poop is a bad thing). It will probably be equestrian theme as well.... You geocaching horse lovers watch for the new cache.... Quote Link to comment
+Sand-Man Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Oh, I'm in OK BTW. But if I get to that part of Florida I'll check that out.... Quote Link to comment
+Jennifer&Dean Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 One of the cachers in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana caches on horseback and has placed a series based on his horses names. The caches all lead to a final cache. Check out Applejack's Dream Cache for one of the Dreams. Someday we will get to all of them! -J Quote Link to comment
+dognpony Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Some cache descriptions have a horse icon as an attribute. I've been trying to figure out how to search a particular area to get a list of the "horse-friendly" caches. Can anyone tell me how to search based on this attribute? Dognpony Quote Link to comment
+karstic Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 There are a modest number of folks caching from horseback here in Central Florida. I make my living as a trainer (dressage). I find getting the horses loaded and hauled more of a PITA than it's worth, and typically the cache isn't that close to legal horse trail. So somebody has to hold horses while somebody else goes after cache. There is a park stretching halfway across Florida, the Marjorie Harris Carr Greenway - what became of the massive Cross Florida Barge Canal project. It's generally about a mile wide and runs from Ocala to the west coast. Has horse, hike, bike trail all paralleling along its distance. Probably the best place in Fl for horse back caching. You're never very far from the "other" trail. And some multi use trails in the National Forests. Place one at 'X' Wife's at 4th level and Pas de Deux Quote Link to comment
+karstic Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I've been thinking about putting a Cache out on one of my favorite riding trails. It might make it a bit hard for short distance hikers to do it. Anyone else combine the two sports? Do it, just don't tell my wife, she's been trying to get me on a horse ever since we met. Quote Link to comment
+Team Rainbow Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I've thought about that too. We have 2 horses and from what I can see, there's only 1 cache NEAR (not on) the trails I like to ride... might be fun! I've been thinking about putting a Cache out on one of my favorite riding trails. It might make it a bit hard for short distance hikers to do it. Anyone else combine the two sports? Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Have i done it? Yes. Did it like it? not really. Unless it is a very easily hidden container that is within 3 feet of the trail, your horse looses interest in you and begins to go and do it's own thing. We have 15 horses, but I have only combined the sports once. Trail riding really needs concentration in dense forested areas i suppose.. Quote Link to comment
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