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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Oregon Trail Ride
Oregon or bust! The
Oregon Trail was the route of the world's greatest peacetime migration. From the
early 1830s to the mid-1880s, around 500,000 people traveling west to Oregon,
California, and other points in the Pacific Northwest traveled on the Oregon
trail; 50,000 died along the way.... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
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Trail Riding at Gillespie Ranch, New Mexico
Kent and Susan
Gillespie run a breeding operation of about 15 head of dun and roan Quarter
Horses, plus 85 Black Baldy cattle on their high-mountain ranch in
Mayhill, New Mexico, which is in the south central part
of the state.
The horse ranch is
surrounded on all four sides by... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Montana Adventure
I remember the first
time I was in the state of Montana. It was the summer of 1995, and my
wife, Nancy, and I were on a relaxing vacation touring the West. We'd flown from
our home in Indiana to Vancouver with plans to make a big circle, stopping at
Mount Rainier, Yellowstone, and back to... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
True West Campground Jamestown, Tennessee
True West Campground
and Tack Shop is a newly opened riding destination waiting for you and your
equine friends to explore. The campground is located just a few short miles from
the western entrance to Big South Fork National Recreation Area in
Jamestown, Tennessee. The most convenient... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Rock'n J Foxtrotters Ranch Newberry, Florida
Larry and Sandy
Johnson love their Missouri Fox Trotters. And the good news is, they love
sharing them and the Florida trails with visitors to their Rock'n J Foxtrotters
Ranch in Newberry,
Florida. Located some 25 miles
southwest of Gainesville, the Johnsons' ranch is
ideally situated... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Zaleski State Forest Zaleski, Ohio
You always hear about
the beautiful trails in the West and South; seldom do you hear of the awesome
riding you can do in Ohio. Most of Ohio is flat and uneventful, but if you look
to the state's southern portion, you'll find some of the most beautiful riding
you'll ever see.
We're mule... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Seven Springs Lodge Tuscumbia, Alabama
To get our Missouri
Fox Trotters tuned up some for April's Big Creek Trail Ride in Missouri, my husband, Marion, and I headed to Alabama to escape Indiana's cold, wet March weather. We had no
idea what we were about to behold, we just wanted to go to warmer weather, and
get there in one... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Northward, Ho!
Wolf tracks
covered every square foot of the large muddy flat in front of us. A grizzly was
in the valley below. We'd crossed a glacially swollen river, and lost the pack
horse. Luckily, we retrieved him without any damage or injury. And, we were 50
miles from the nearest trailhead, deep... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Targhee National Forest, Wyoming
The high mountains around
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, were painted a lovely rose hue with
morning's first light. The few remaining alpine snow patches glowed intensely as
the rising sun changed them from rose to gold to pale yellow.
I sat in the town square with a warm
cup of cappuccino,... | read »
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On Trail: Trail
from the pages of Trail Rider
Pearce, Arizona, Part III
As
you might recall from previous issues, Kathy and I stayed at Dick Beck's place
12 miles south of Pearce, Arizona, during the winter of 2003/2004.
Dick's place is next to a huge ranch boarded by miles of Bureau of Land
Management land. Just west of us rose the Dragoon Mountains.
There... | 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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