Riding out in nature under a full moon can be a wondrous experience. It’s quiet, your senses are heightened, and you become fully immersed in the stillness of your environment. Horses have much better night vision than humans and if you can’t see the trail, you just have to loosen the reins, put your full…
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…
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…
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…
As Monica introduced last week in our blog, this week I am going to be talking a little about our 2016 trip to The Outpost at Warden Rock in Alberta, Canada. Really, I can only tell you a little bit about the trip because the experience cannot easily be put into words. Beware – photo overload…
Ever since my friend Nicole and I went on a horse camping trip in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona in 2006, we dreamed of going on another similar adventure. Since I had suffered terrible saddle-soreness as a result of not having access to a horse to get myself in shape for that trip, I promised myself…
Even if you have no interest in fox hunting, I recommend you find out if there is a hunter pace in your area. A hunter pace is, for all intents and purposes, an awesome trail ride that is open to everyone. You don’t have to be a member of a hunt club, you can ride…
A few weeks ago in mid-August we Horse Trail Chicks loaded up the ponies and headed to The Bunkhouse with several of our good friends. “What is The Bunkhouse?” you may ask! Well, check out our page on the Bunkhouse and their website for great information about it. Despite a few trailering hiccups that resulted in us pulling…
When I was younger, I competed quite a bit – whether it was 4H shows, dressage competitions, jumping, or eventing. It always seemed like that was just what you did in the horse world. Come to find out, there are other super fun things you can do with horses that don’t involve competition. While I still…
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…
