Horses rescued on beach

[Meredith]

Glad they were rescued but hoping they are not too shocked and exhausted by the experience.
A warning to us all not to ride on beaches etc without finding out the dangers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-47923272

 

[ester]

I would always recommend using forums/FB to speak to someone local with experience of the beach too.

 

[joosie]

Oh goodness. You can SEE that it's mud. Why would you take a horse on that, what were the riders thinking?

 

[Mule]

Why is there mud in a beach?

 

[Meredith]

Why is there mud in a beach?

Here is one example. There are many others if you search on the web.

https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/danger-weston-s-super-mud-1-1108464

 

[scats]

This is right by mine- I live 1 mile from this beach. I believe they were two young girls.
It is notorious for muddy sinking sand at Moreton and Meols. I know people who ride at Moreton, but they know exactly which bits to go on. I will ride on Hoylake and West Kirby beaches, but only the parts I know well.
Thank goodness they managed to save that poor pony, it must have been exhausted.

 

[ester]

Lots of beaches on estuaries, = mud on beach. Somerset/Burnham on mud/weston are my local areas. It is avoidable but you 1) need to know what to look for as going along it often isn't obvious, just looks like wetter sand, especially if you end up on a sand 'spit' you can be surrounded by mud very quickly. 2) Need to know the areas it tends to collect in.

oh and 3, because they are usually pretty tidal, not plan on going in the sea.

 

[Mule]

Here is one example. There are many others if you search on the web.

https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/danger-weston-s-super-mud-1-1108464

You learn something new everyday!

 

[ester]

and another one today!

https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news...udju8pJJE6TAk74b3303pBaWVcF9Kw2r2S_YyejhV_RIo

The pics do sort of show how the sand and mud can intertwine.

and the video shows exactly how far out from the dunes they were

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=298588257701711

BARB do like to get their hovercraft out though.