Tackle Trail Challenges

…experienced one across. Professional outfitters and backcountry guides often introduce green horses to water by putting them in the middle of a pack string of experienced horses so they learn…

Riding Helmets

…slides/guides for adjusting the position of the harness to accommodate ear comfort. We prefer helmets without an excess of harness at the chin area. Most of the Troxels had ample…

Ranch Horse Versatility

…In cutting, a rider guides his horse into a herd of cows, separates one from the herd, and does not interfere with the horse as it keeps the cow from…

Foal and Mare Health Care

…but you have also spent the past three cold nights camping out in the stall across the aisle from your mare; listening, waiting, watching and reviewing foaling guides by flashlight,…

Hitching Up the Horse Trailer

…backing up. Just as in training a horse, correct repetition will eventually burn it into your brain and you’ll be an old hand at hitching. A Guide to Hitch Guides

Riding Vacation in Italy: Day 1

…wines, and so began our first night together as a group. Of course, we swapped our horror stories and our anecdotes, joined by Irish Willy (one of our guides) who…

Trail Riding

…an individual or small group of people, larger events organized by a club, directed by professional guides or outfitters (particularly at guest ranches), or judged competitions of varying length and…

Trail Riding

…an individual or small group of people, larger events organized by a club, directed by professional guides or outfitters (particularly at guest ranches), or judged competitions of varying length and…

Balance Golf and Riding on Vacation

…lunch at pubs or castles or having picnics next to remote stone shepherd’s huts,” she says. “The horses were fit Irish crossbreds, and the guides and stable hands were all…