Online Extras

Explore Kananaskis Country

By Dave Paup

Destination: Moose Mountain Horseback Adventures, Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada. Best time to go: June to September. Overview: This five-day pack trip took a group of intrepid riders into | MORE

Fireproof Your Horse Barn

By Jessica Jahiel PhD

A barn fire is every horse owner’s worst nightmare. Your stalled horse is particularly vulnerable, because barns are packed full of combustibles. Here are 12 lifesaving fire-safety tips. | MORE

Water-Crossing: How to Prevent Dizziness

By Dan Aadland

“Don’t look at the water!” That was my father-in-law’s advice to my wife, Emily, as our horses picked across the rocky bottomed swift stream. The horse, Elmer, had | MORE

Trail-Ride into Old West History

By Kent and Charlene Krone

Lincoln County, New Mexico, is a land embedded in history. Billy the Kid, Kit Carson, Black Jack Pershing, the Buffalo Soldiers, and the Apache all rode here. The | MORE

Control a Spook

By Cynthia McFarland with Linda Tellington-Jones

A fine spring morning finds you and your horse trotting along a familiar trail. You’re feeling at one with your horse and the world around you, when suddenly | MORE

Horse Lameness Check

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD

Lameness can be definitively diagnosed only by your veterinarian, but the detective work of the diagnosis is best performed as a team. A prognosis for a full and | MORE

Westfall Horsemanship: Trail-Safety Tips

Brush up on your trail-safety savvy! Here, world champion reining competitor and top clinician Stacy Westfall offers her top trail riding tips. Plus, she shows you an exercise | MORE

Ask Julie Goodnight: Your New Trail Horse

By Heidi Nyland with Julie Goodnight

Q: How can I increase trust with my new horse on a new trail? I look forward to riding my new horse on the trail but our relationship | MORE

IN THIS ISSUE | March 2012

Day Ride Guide/3 Springtime Adventures

We give you the scoop on three spectacular day rides: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio; Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Kentucky; and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. | Magazine Only
Postcard From …Arizona/Old West Adventure

We take you to Tombstone, Arizona, for a ride into Old West history, including Schieffellin’s Monument, the San Pedro River, and to the actual site of the OK Corral gun battle. Online bonus: Tombstone photo gallery. | Magazine Only
Collect Your Gaited Horse

On a trail with uneven terrain or unexpected distractions, proper balance and communication can spell the difference between safety and a bad accident. Here, gaited horse trainer Larry Whitesell tells you how to teach your gaited horse to collect and move in balance. | Magazine Only
Joy of Riding/Part 8, Enhance Your Horse’s Trust

Enhance your enjoyment on the trail with this 12-part problem-solving series from world-renowned trainer and top endurance rider Linda Tellington-Jones. This issue: Learn how to develop and deepen the horse-human bond to enhance your trail horse’s trust in you | Magazine Only

Blog: Hoof Prints and Camp Smoke

By Bonnie Davis

An avid trail rider and horsecamper for over 40 years, Bonnie Davis is the Consulting Editor for The Trail Rider and has presented workshops, lectures and presentations on maintaining, preserving and developing trails, horsecamps and trail riding. | READ MORE