By Horsetalk.co.nz on May 04, 2012 in Focus
Despite wet weather forcing the cancellation of many equestrian events in Britain this season, the country’s most famous endurance ride will go ahead as planned.
Organisers of this year’s Golden Horseshoe Ride have alternate routes planned should sections of the track become too wet.
The event, on Exmoor from May 13 to 15, has the usual combination of hills, moorland, firm tracks and river crossings.
“Despite the fact that we’ve had all this rain, the moor is actually in reasonable condition at the moment,” Ride Organiser Barbara Wigley said. “However, the going for the ride depends on what the weather throws at us over the next few days. Exmoor will never be too dry, but much more rain could cause problems in some areas.”
Like all endurance events, Golden Horseshoe always puts the horses’ welfare first...
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