Yes, we definitely need to rent some horses and get a taste for trail riding. While I was hiking at
Hill Country State Natural Area (Bandera, TX) in May, I ran into a group of about 25 folks on horseback (they called 'em "mules"
) and had an awesome time taking photos of them and their horses for a bit.
I was awful jealous when they all rode off and I still had a 2+ mile hike back to the trailhead! I remember one of them asking me when they rode up, "What happened, did your horse break down!?"
Here are some photos I just posted today from that experience. It definitely made me want to try out horseback riding sometime!