In my earlier post, my assumption was to Get Home…early in a scenario of life-becoming-crisis. Having the misfortune of not being home when it hits fan. Not a likely possibility cuz I’m almost always home…but DH is out more than me. Same applies to him.
For a DIFFERENT type of scenario, horses ARE one of my backups…..I am in the Wild West, after all. BUT they are not without huge problems too. Like getting enough water for them …as well as myself. They CAN carry more weight…minus my weight, but not their own water/food quantities. They are not necessarily QUIET when they need to be. There are places one can slip thru easier on foot than with a big ole horse, certainly. I usually ride bareback which is great warmth in winter….but less stable for a horse to carry more weight. In winter…there is little here for a horse to forage. The problems are many ….but so is an old woman in my condition trying to walk these mountain hillsides!!!
A horse would be a last option for a Forced Bug Out from our rather remote home. We’re talkin’ Plan H…when Plans A thru G have already been used up, have failed, or its just time to relocate. As in: a migration outta this high altitude after the resources are gone. By that time, a horse would unfortunately be extra valuable….even to eat! But there would also be a LOT less folks still up here.
I’m not expecting to be the only one around here who thinks of routes under the big power lines. They are clear cuts thru dense forest. I’ve used them already on horseback when searching for a friend’s lost horses. Nearly the whole way was far from the homes….except one put me just about right in someone’s back yard. EVEN before any Stuff Hits Fan…..appearing suddenly in someone’s ‘space’ up in this area IS A BAAAD IDEA. [you ought to read some of the privacy signs posted in this region…some are meant to be a joke.] I hustled out of that real fast. So power line routing it’s not without problems but it is one way not to get lost. AND….cuz those pathways under the power lines are cleared – there would be grass for the horses. In season. And since you can see them from a distance, a parallel route could be possible too….possibly safer deep in the trees but far more difficult for horse and rider.
OldMtWoman …only talking potentials and possibilities in general. Moving is NOT the best option …..unless it’s the only option.
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