Attitude Adjustments
…your trailer has a bad attitude, it’s not level. Credit: CLIXPHOTO.COM Your trailer needs to be level so that your loaded trailer weight is distributed equally to all four tires…
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High-Tech Horseback
…you have a Garmin GPS, you can download equestrian trail maps for 16 states from USTrail Maps (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=255&pID=62138). You can find other equestrian trail maps by entering “equestrian trail maps…
New Horse Sports for the 21st Century
…produce and takes a week to construct. At present, the sport goes by many different names: competitive trail, extreme mountain trail, extreme trail, ultimate trail, mountain trail, etc. No formal…
Navigating the Trail
…are when we’re out on the trail and how to get back to the trailhead. The tools you need to find your way when you’re away from home territory are…
Trail Etiquette
…for trail riding. Proper hoof care is vitally important to the soundness of horses used for all riding. Many horses are most comfortable trail riding with shoes (or specialty boots),…
Basic Equestrian Trail Riding Etiquette
…is ensuring horseback riders are respectful of trails and other trail users. This includes: Parking only in designated areas Riding only on trails designated for horseback riding Not littering Greeting…
Turn Your Horse Trailer into an All-Purpose Base of Operations
…your part. But, there are some tricks to operating from your trailer that will make your haul-in show day, practice day, even a trail-riding day less laborious, more convenient, and…
Trailer Rental Tips
Renting a trailer may be a viable option to owning a horse trailer. Add up the costs of owning a trailer versus the cost of renting. If you trailer frequently,…
Condition Your Trail Horse
…on a 15- to 20-mile adventurous trail ride in a day, and can eventually go on a week-long trail ride, where you’re riding 10 to 25 miles a day,” she…
Basic Trailer Training
…trailer. That’s because the drive to avoid the trailer will be stronger that the drive to approach the bribe. However, approach situations (offering grain or hay inside the trailer) will…