Month: March 2019

Happy 1st Birthday To Us!

It’s hard to believe that Monica and I started this blog and website an entire year ago. Where did the time go? It was just over a year ago on one of our first trail rides of spring when we started talking about the complete lack of information about trail locations, trail maps, information about…



The Horse in Native America

The name Edward Curtis might not mean much to you, but you probably have seen the iconic photographs of Native Americans that he took in the early 20th century, such as this one of Red Hawk, an Oglala chief. Curtis was a photographer in Seattle and in 1896 he met and photographed the daughter of…



Choosing your next trail partner

There comes a time in most trail riders’ lives when they think about either making the jump to horse ownership or purchasing their next trail partner. This process can be both exciting and nerve racking, especially if you don’t know what you are looking for in a horse. A good trail horse has to be…



First Aid for the Trail

Are you confident that you can handle a trail emergency? Do you have the knowledge and supplies you need? To be perfectly honest, for me the answer, sadly, is “no.” Even though I am a professional worrier, for some reason I don’t think much about what could go wrong once I am mounted. Trail riding…