Lakes and Dales Horseback Rambler

  Starting from the main car park in Clapham, turn right and ride through the village to the tunnels. These tunnels were constructed in Victorian times by the Farrar family to provide a route underneath the Ingleborough Hall Estate connecting the village of Clapham with Thwaite Lane. This is a popular route so expect to see other people in the tunnels. I often get asked can horses do tunnels? The simple answer is yes! Taking these two tunnels in Clapham as an example.  The two tunnels are dark and quiet rocky under hoof, but as horses have great night vison it was really second nature for them going through the tunnels. Horse eyes are large, they have a large pupil, and this allows ample amount of light to enter even in dark situations. On a night lit by a partial moon or stars, horses can see just as well as people can in full daylight. On the way back I decided to lead my horse Ryan through the tunnels as its quite steep, I tripped up several times, but he just picked h...