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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding at Gunpowder Falls State Park, Maryland
Gunpowder Falls State Park in Hereford, Maryland, is my favorite
place to take the horses within an hour's drive of South Central Pennsylvania.
This beautiful park contains about 20 miles of trails that traverse the area,
and parallel both the north and south banks of the Gunpowder Falls... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
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Trail Riding at Big Bend National Park, Texas
It was a question of whether we'd be eaten by a bear or a mountain
lion, or just freeze to death overnight in the vast Chihuahuan Desert!
We were attending the 21st Annual Big Bend/Stillwell Ranch Annual
Trail Ride and Wagon Train last February when we made this fateful ride. The
five-day,... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding in Kootenai National Forest, Montana
My Montana experience began with a trip to the Bar W Guest Ranch.
Located on Highway 93 West just outside of Whitefish, the ranch is in a
postcard-perfect setting, nestled in a small valley overlooking Spencer Lake.
Throughout this evergreen canopy, which seems to stretch from the ranch to... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding in Nebraska/South Dakota
Perhaps you've seen those T-shirts, the ones that say, "The horse
is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"? I know a group of women
who take those words as a universal truth and set out several times a year to
prove it.
Dedicated readers of The
Trail Rider, our group of... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
For those of you who've ever ridden at Mammoth Cave National Park
in Kentucky and wished there were more campgrounds with facilities available, I
have good news: You can now head to D Bar K Horse Camp in Mammoth Cave; I've
just returned from there, and I highly recommend it.
Only 200 yards... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
V6 Trail Ride in Parkfiled, California
Conversation and chatter quieted and soon stopped. A few horses
shifted their weight; you could hear their hooves on the soft earth below. One
horse fluttered the last air of tension out his nostrils. The full moon above
allowed only the brightest stars to shine in the clear night sky, but... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding in the Everglades National Park, Florida
The ride was billed as a tribute to the pioneering spirit, a
chance to make history while riding and do something that had never been done
before: riding from one national park to another. I leapt at the chance to join
the South Florida Trail Riders last January as they set out to accomplish... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding in Merritt, British Columbia
Nestled in the heart of British Columbia's Nicola Valley is a cow
town called Merritt, a community of just under 7,500 people. Merritt's downtown
is Western-style, reminiscent of the early 20th century. Visitors are often
charmed by the down-home, generous hospitality of this community.... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding at Orchard Cove Stables, Townsend, Tennessee
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the ultimate
riding destinations east of the Mississippi River. The scenery and wildlife are
unbelievable. There are approximately 250 miles of trails in this area.
Trails are well-marked; maps are available from the National Park
Service.... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding at Horse Heaven Ranch Resort, Talihina, Oklahoma
We gathered at Horse Heaven Ranch Resort outside of Talihina,
Oklahoma, which borders the Ouachita National Forest, for the Best of America by Horseback event last April.
The event started Friday evening with iced tea and hors d'oeuvres.
Amy Pittman, the production coordinator for the crew,... | read »
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| Tennessee Walking Horse Breed |
| Evolution of the breed:
In the mid-1800s, a new breed of horse began to emerge from the bountiful,
bluegrass region of middle Tennessee. Bred by farmers to till the fields during
the week, these horses were also expected to provide them a comfortable ride on
weekends, and... | read |
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