--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I know that much of the North American continent has mild enough weather such that ponds and lakes > don't freeze deeply enough to be useable even for > ice-skating, much less strong enough to > hold up the weight of a 1000-pound horse/rider pair.<<
I just love it when the whole top half of the country (not to mention the continent) is just neatly eliminated like that. We do actually exist and it is commonplace for everything including trucks to be driven on the lakes and ponds all winter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQHbnza-uc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBF9Yyw5nU0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLDdjiaOqxk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUsfJ5kH-vU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzuzYf2Wtw4