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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Annual Horse Trailer Inspection
If you're like most warm-season riders, your horse trailer has been
sitting empty for months. Just like your horse, your horse trailer needs some
pre-season conditioning. Inspect your horse trailer inside and out. Look for rust,
weak spots, and burned-out light bulbs. Hook up your rig, and... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Problems Overcome
Spring is a wonderful time when blooming trees and wildflowers
fill the air with fragrances that rejuvenate the soul. A new year is the perfect
time to put your problems in perspective and plan your riding season.
At the end of last year,
Vanessa and I decided to give our veterans of... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
Riding a Runaway
Few riding
experiences are as frightening as having your horse take off with you. Losing
control of a horse is scary at any time, but when he's fleeing -- maybe just a
little spooked but possibly terrified -- and oblivious to your cues, your fear
may well match his. In such a situation,... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Spring-Footing Tips
This spring, you and your horse may be the first to trudge
through neglected trails. Without lots of hooves pounding the ground ahead of
you, it may be difficult to guess what your footing will be like.
Surfaces that appear hard and dry may mask gripping, sticky
mud. New grass may not have... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Never Get Lost
Someone is supposed to have asked Daniel Boone whether he'd
ever been lost. The reply: "No, I ain't ever been lost; but I've been awful
confused, sometimes for days at a time." Being "confused," even for days at a
time, was probably not particularly intimidating to one of the greatest... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
On Trail Cooking Tips
Does the thought of washing dishes after a campfire cookout dampen your
getaway plans? Take along a stack of burnable paper plates, rather than
Styrofoam or plastic. You'll find paper plates without plastic coating at
environmentally friendly grocery stores and in the organic section of... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
5 Backcountry Trail Riding Skills
Never in history has
so much helpful information been available to horse lovers. Good books, clinics,
and videos, along with the wonders of the Internet, make available the latest
trends in horse training techniques and equipment. But we've lost some things, too.
Just a generation or... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Horse Rescue and Evacuation on the Trail
It was a warm, sunny
California afternoon. Christina and Pat were horseback riding a narrow, rugged backcountry horse
trail in the mountains surrounded by steep ravines, and a thick forest of
redwood and bay trees. Suddenly, a retaining wall at the trail's edge gave way,
and Pat's horse,... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Trail Riding for Kids
Is your child ready
to accompany you on the trail? Start by outfitting your child in an American
Society of Testing Materials-approved, Safety Equipment Institute-certified
riding helmet and smooth-soled riding boots.
To be safe on the
trail, your child will need to observe how fast... | read »
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On Trail: Tips
from the pages of Trail Rider
Photograph Riders and Their Horses on the Trail
Does your
trail-riding album feature lots of equine hind ends instead of well-composed
front-angle shots? To get the best on-trail photos of your riding partners and
their horses, grab your camera, and follow these tips.
Get a map. Get a map of the area where you
plan to ride, then... | 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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