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…
If you live in the frozen North, like I do, you either: (1) go south for the winter (or north for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere), (2) don’t ride in winter, (3) embrace the beauty of a new snowfall or the glistening of ice on trees, and ride out in almost any weather, or…
I live in Vermont. For most of the year, I love the climate. The summers are beautiful and the fall is my favorite time to ride. However, the full winter months can be… a bit rough. This morning when I woke up, it was -7 degrees F. It’s now a balmy 3 degrees F! I…
Imagine a native Vermonter who moves to Alaska and is so dedicated to trail riding that she ties a blanket around her waist with baling twine to fend off the winter cold. Then, picture her at a sewing machine stitching belt loops onto that blanket so she can put it on like a skirt. Now…
If you live in the frozen north, to survive the coldest season you need at least one thing you enjoy about winter. It might be skiing, snowshoeing, dog-sledding, snowmobiling, horseback riding in snow, curling up in front of the fire with a good book, or boarding a plane to the Caribbean.I have lived most of…
Last week Monica was talking about how she has begun working on liberty and bridleless riding to beat the winter blues. While I am doing that type of thing with Prophet as well, we are also participating in a winter riding challenge. In this challenge, participants are asked to complete horsemanship and riding time goals…
When it’s snowing sideways in a 20 mph wind or sleeting here in Vermont I am not that inclined to head out from the barn on a trail ride. This time of year it’s dark by the time I get to the barn after work and – on weekends – between the weather, bad footing,…
I don’t know about you guys, but I tend to get a little sad when the snow starts to fly and the trails are too icy to venture out. If you live in one of those nice warm places like North Carolina where you can ride out most of the winter, well.. I’m trying to…
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