Month: July 2018

Freedom!

With a name like the “Horse Trail Chicks” you would think that we would be trailering our horses somewhere every weekend for a new trail adventure. Starting now, that’s just what we will be doing. You see, when we met, neither of us had a trailer and we had to depend on the kindness of…



Adventures at Blueberry Hill

The Horse Trail Chicks and Friends headed over to New York from our home base in Vermont for a weekend of trail riding fun. A high level of fun was definitely achieved! Our first stop was the ferry across Lake Champlain. The boys always draw quite a crowd on the boat since most people don’t…



Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

If you ever have a chance to horseback ride in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, take it! In 2006 I had not ridden a horse for several years when a friend called and asked if I would like to join her and 3 other friends on a 4-day horse-packing trip in Canyon de Chelly. “Yes!” I…



The Black Stallion… er… I mean, The Gray Gelding

Did you ever read the series of books that started with “The Black Stallion” written by Walter Farley? If you haven’t, I highly recommend them. They revolve around a deep bond between a stallion called the “Black” and a boy named Alec. These books were some of my absolute favorites growing up. I always dreamed…