The Horse Trail Chicks have an annual tradition of spending a week or so with our good friends Elizabeth and Erin riding at the Horse Trails at Otter Creek in northern New York. We always book our cabin at least 12 months in advance. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not sure if we…
We are taking orders for a one-time run of Horse Trail Chicks logo t-shirts. These are high-quality 100% cotton t-shirts with the Horse Trail Chicks logo on the back and “Horse Trail Chicks” on the front. They will be hand silk-screened by Amalgamated Culture Works in Burlington, Vermont, an awesome locally-owned small business. Color: Heather…
There are two kinds of horse people: those who have a pretty good idea of how much money they spend on their horses, and those who have no idea (and probably don’t want to know). A few years ago I attended a seminar at my credit union about budgeting. They gave us a spreadsheet for…
We’ve been hearing the word “essential” a lot lately. “Non-essential” businesses have been forced to close. “Non-essential” workers have been laid off. We are instructed to avoid all “non-essential” travel and activities. But how do we define “essential?” And who decides what is essential? Don’t get me wrong – the restrictions that have been put…
Are you satisfied with how many trails you have access to and the quality of those trails? Have you seen your access to trails – whether it be on your neighbors’ land or public land – decreasing over time? If you live in the western US, you might be pretty happy with your trails. But…
If you’ve ever had a light (or all the lights) go out on your trailer, you know that trouble-shooting it can be really intimidating. You’re smart enough to know that the problem could be the truck wiring, a bad trailer wire, or bad light. But how do you figure out which one of these it…
Do you yearn to get a living quarters trailer, grab a friend, and spend months or years traveling all over creation with your horses riding the most beautiful trails you can find? I certainly do! Jess Isbrecht, 37, is living this dream with her partner, Byron. I caught up with her via Skype in their…
I cannot think of many other activities that involve people from every age group to the extent that horseback riding does. My trail riding companions typically range in age from teens to seventies. Some children start riding before they can walk and there are plenty of examples of people riding well into their 90s. In…
If you are anything like me, when you are not riding your horse or caring for your horse or shopping for your horse, you are thinking about your horse. I have discovered a great way to feed my obsession and fill those wasted hours when I am away from my horse: listening to podcasts about…
What could be more fun than trail riding? Going on a multi-day trail riding trip away from home! The Horse Trail Chicks plus two friends recently spent 4 days riding in the amazing Otter Creek Horse Trail System in upstate New York. We were there in 2017 and were so excited to go back. Our…
