Lovely trees, awful amble

We set off along a delightful footpath near Thornton Hough, Wirral only to find several sections deeply muddy. Horses shouldnt have been allowed along the path and gates have now been put up to stop them but we had gone too far to turn back so we continued trying to carefully place our feet along the edges. It was ridiculous and dangerous. My group are older people and these muddy places were harder for us than most. Being the leader became intensely stressful as I was worrying about each individual who each had their own health problem. We got through with some detesting me by the finish and me hating myself for putting them through it.