Smooth Operator: Smooth-Gaited Trail Horses

A trusty trail horse will bring you years of enjoyable riding and camping adventures. A smoothgaited horse will carry you down the trail on a cloud of comfort. Such a…

Spruce Up Your Horse Trailer

…Note: Use this information to check over your trailer, but unless you’re a trailer-maintenance expert, ask a reputable trailer dealership to perform technical tasks. Check all tires. Check all trailer…

The Trail As Training Ground

…opportunities that riding the trails can present. Not only have I found that I can indeed advance Luke’s schooling using “only the trail” as a tool, I’ve discovered how gaining…

Ride Safely

…inspecting the outside of the helmet. Body Protectors Besides a helmet, the only other riding gear that has a safety-certification program is a body protector, sometimes called a riding vest…

15 Horse Trailer-Safety Tips

…worth the time waiting for help. 9. Maintain your vehicle and trailer. Perform regular maintenance on your tow vehicle and trailer. Have your trailer wiring inspected for uninsulated, loose, and/or…

7 Steps to Horse-Buying Success

Your first trail horse was wonderful, sweet, cooperative, smooth, and a joy to ride. You want your next trail horse to be exactly like him. Or, perhaps your first trail

Reforming a Horse Trailer Scrambler

trail ride, or clinic. Several hours into the journey, however, your horse suddenly starts scrambling in the trailer. You can feel the tug and sway of the horse trailer in…