How do you choose what bit and bridle is best for you and your horse? “What a suitable bit does is make it possible for the rider’s aids to be communicated clearly to the horse, with the least possible stress on the horse.“ – Katie Cook For me, I think I know enough not to…
Most people have probably heard of a mustang (no, not the car), but do you actually know what a mustang is? All knew until recently was that they are an iconic American symbol of the wild west – beautiful and hardy. Did you know that the word “mustang” means “wild, stray, or having no master”…
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…
Do you have any idea what your horse experiences in the trailer? Most of us load our horses, drive to our destination, and, as long as we don’t hear kicking and our horse is in one piece at the end, we figure they are just fine. That’s how I always felt. The only signs that…
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…
About a month ago a friend of mine, Pat Fay, let me know that she would be getting a BEMER set soon and asked if I wanted to start treatments on my horse, Zydin. Well… maybe I am a little uninformed, but I basically looked like this: So, Pat was very patient with me and…
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…
Since January I have been lucky enough to half lease a wonderful, sweet, amazingly talented, and fun horse. I have had so much fun with this wonderful guy over the past several months, and on paper he checks all of my “dream horse” boxes. However, even though we get along great and I really enjoy…
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…
