Mounted search and rescue

[Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 05:01:27PM -0700, Lois Guyon wrote:
>Soil in this part of the country holds water and does not dry out fast,
>especially when the weather is cooler.  

Thanks for the explanation.  Training on waterlogged agricultural soils
would be bad for the ground cover.  Would finding another venue be an
option?

Illinois is famous among ecologists for its sand prairies.  Those are
areas of the state where there is no topsoil, only deep deposits of sand
and gravel.  In them, drainage is excellent, right?  Are there none to be
found where horses are welcome?

There's a western movie filmed in Illinois, called "Sand Prairie", made
a few years ago in Hopedale.  Here is some PR about the location, with
photos:  http://www.sandprairiemovie.com/town.html

        Una Smith
        New Mexico