Frozen creek ice can give way under a horse in winter travel.

Evidence

The storm moderated a little, and at one I saddled Birdie, and rode four more miles, crossing a frozen creek, the ice of which broke and let the pony through, to her great alarm. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 161

Categorization

• CANDY: A frozen creek shattering under a pony mid-crossing is a compact, tweetable travel hazard.
• XREF: connects to: A horse left behind will follow its rider through deep snow for companionship — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 178; A horse’s trail instinct can fail, plunging rider and animal through lake ice. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 254; Deep mountain snow can cripple a horse’s progress to three miles per hour — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 170 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• A horse’s trail instinct can fail, plunging rider and animal through lake ice. #expands (1.00) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 254
• Socks pulled over a horse’s forefeet give grip on refrozen ice #responds-to (1.00) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 194
• A horse left behind will follow its rider through deep snow for companionship #complicates (0.90) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 178
• Deep mountain snow can cripple a horse’s progress to three miles per hour #complicates (0.80) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 170
• Fast winter riding through powder snow generates warmth and elation rather than cold. #complicates (0.80) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 257