Bayne (69) will mark 25 years as a trail boss, while Cain — who quipped she was "slightly older" — is marking 20 years, although she has completed 26 cavalcades — 25 walking and one riding. It is also the 25th anniversary of walking trails.
By the end of next week, Bayne's husband Les would have taken part in all 28 cavalcades, along with fellow trail stalwarts Alice Sinclair and Brenda Harland.
"That's just marvellous. Really it is unbelievable just to think they can come back year after year," Bayne said.
Their son Robin was also marking his 25th cavalcade, so it was "a bit of a family affair as usual".
Both women agreed leading a trail was a big undertaking.
"It's massive. I don't think people realise how big it is. If they could see the stuff in my house ..." Bayne said.
"It's the phone calls, the phone just goes continuously," Cain added.
But the rewards came from the countryside they traversed and the people they met.
"For me, it has been a most awesome experience," Cain said.
This was her last year as a trail boss and she was looking at possibly doing a wagon trail so she had experience of the different trails.
Bayne, however, scotched any suggestion that she might lace up her tramping boots and tackle a walking trail.
"Don't be stupid. How silly are you when you've got transport like this?" she said, indicating the Baynes' cart pulled by Pippa Middleton, named because the mare's hindquarters were apparently reminiscent of the back view of the Duchess of Cambridge's sister.
