Travel is good for the soul, they say. And when travel involves horses? Well, that’s good for everything. If you’re dreaming of a riding vacation where you can relax into the peace of rolling ranch land peppered with oaks...
Riding demands a dynamic blend of stability, balance, strength, and coordination to communicate effectively with your equine partner. To improve these qualities, there are five simple and functional exercises you can do to improve your riding that are based...
Learn how a 14-point checklist called the Basic Behaviors Profile (BBP) is helping adoptable horses find homes.
Like dating, finding the right horse can be an extensive search to find The One. The quest will most likely involve endless scrolling...
Endless milkweed—silky white puffs and yellowing pods that split and curl—come into sharp focus between the ears of my horse. The ears are darker viewed from the saddle than on the ground. Sooty buckskin in color. They swivel, flop...
A horse has unique nutritional needs that start even before he is born. Owners who understand the reasons behind those nutritional requirements, and how they will change over time, will be better able to select appropriate feeds that help...
Whether adopting a horse from a local rescue or purchasing one from a reputable breeder, we can go beyond simply trying to determine if a particular horse possesses potential in our respective disciplines. With the Equine Challenge Assessment Tool...
There may be no greater bliss than a trail ride—especially on the back of a Tennessee Walking Horse. The breed's unique gaits have made them increasingly popular as trail mounts.The breed performs three distinct gaits. The flat walk is...
The Unicorn Trails ride in the mountainous jungle of Santa Fe, Panama, is one that dreams are made of. Galloping up mountains, swimming with horses, and riding to a waterfall to cool off in are just a few of...
Navajo Nation extends 27,000 square miles across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah; it’s the largest Native American reservation in the United States—bigger than Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont combined. But its horizon line and surrounding communities could not extend...
In many areas of the country, trail riding isn’t what it used to be. As development has crowded out farms and paved over woods and meadows, trail riders find themselves with fewer places to ride. Fortunately, some cities and...
