The Trail Rider Online Extras

Natural Horse Property

Put native plants, birds, and bats to work on your horse property to nurture the land, and help control insects and rodents. | MORE

Whether or not you used your trailer all winter, it’s time to tune up your trailer for this season’s trail-riding adventures. A well-maintained trailer will be safer for both you and your horse than one in shoddy shape. Here’s a point-by-point rundown. | MORE

Rocky Mountain Guest Ranch

By Cynthia McFarland

When it comes to scenery, it doesn’t get much better than the Rocky Mountains. And when it comes to a guest ranch that focuses on horses and trail riding, it doesn’t get much better than Drowsy Water Ranch (www.drowsywater.com) in Granby, Colorado. | MORE

Pure Joy Campground

By Shawn Hamilton

At Pure Country Campground in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, you’ll enjoy a host of camping amenities, and ride for miles on the Brookfield Trail System. | MORE

Horse Leg Wrapping 101

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD

You need to wrap your horse’s legs to protect and cover an injured area; provide warmth to stiff/old tendons, ligaments, or fetlocks; control acute-injury swelling and movement; and to protect his legs while trailering hauling. | MORE

Canadian Getaway for Trail Riders

By Shawn Hamilton

Head to Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting in Alberta for women’s retreats, horsemanship clinics, and more. | MORE

Ride Bridleless with Lynn Palm

By Lynn Palm

You may think that you control your horse with the bridle and bit, but that assumption is actually only partially true. After all, your horse’s “engine” and turning apparatus are in his hindquarters. Control the hindquarters and you control your horse. | MORE

How to Use a Horse Hoof Supplement

By Fran Jurga

As a concerned horse owner who rides over sometimes-challenging terrain, you’re wise to keep a close eye on your horse’s hooves. But when you spot a hoof problem, don’t assume the trouble lies just in the hoof, and immediately reach for an over-the-counter supplement. | MORE

All-Terrain Riding Boot Review

By Sushil Dulai Wenholz

As a trail rider, you need boots made for hours in the saddle that are also comfortable when doing barn and camp chores. Here, Colorado horsewoman and equestrian-journalist Sushil Dulai Wenholz reviews three rugged riding boots. | MORE

How to Curb A Cribbing Horse

By Lisa Munniksma

A cribbing horse grasps a surface with his incisors, flexes his neck, and swallows air. As the air passes through his throat, it makes a gasping, grunting, or | MORE