Whether embarking on a short two week trip or fully immersing yourself in the nomadic lifestyle, it’s essential to take into account your horse’s dietary needs before hitting the road. Finding quality feed and hay while traveling with horses can be difficult at times, but with proper planning and knowledge, you can ensure the health… Continue reading Traveling with Horses: How to Find Feed and Hay
We did it! I’ve been dreaming of this day for so long and it finally happened. One warm day in July, we loaded the horses up with camping gear and rode up to a place called Mule Meadow in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Idaho. It’s an alpine meadow located up the Bear Gulch trail.… Continue reading Our first pack trip
This weekend was the 64th running of the Western States Trail Ride, also know as The Tevis Cup. It is a one day, one hundred mile, point to point endurance ride through the Sierra Nevada Mountains from Tahoe to Auburn, California. It is the hardest and certainly the most prestigious endurance race in the US.… Continue reading Tevis 2019
My horse and I have just gone our furthest distance yet. I’ve been in the saddle for hours. My knees and back ache. The sun is beating down; temperatures are climbing, causing us to slow to a walk. It feels like it will never end. The enthusiasm I felt at the start is waning but I don’t want to give up, so I just keep riding, taking it mile by mile.
The weather in Oracle has a tendency to change quickly. It seems like just as we’re getting comfortable with warm and sunny days, the type one expects from Arizona, a storm will blow over the mountains. On one such occasion in mid-January we decided to escape the predicted storm and take a weekend trip south… Continue reading Cochise Trail in East Stronghold
We’ve been living at Hay Creek Ranch in Oracle, Arizona for about six weeks now, less a week-long trip to Mexico. It has been wonderful to remain stationary after traveling so much. We’re settling into our life in the desert, exploring the area, and establishing daily routines. I’ve been enjoying the opportunity to immerse myself in… Continue reading Man Seeks Horse for Long-Term Relationship
Buck-N-Horse Campground in Groton, New Hampshire has been our base camp for two months. In that time we’ve explored miles and miles of trails that are accessible directly from camp. Trail terrain varies greatly, from dirt roads to grassy logging trails to rocky forest paths. The trails loop over and around the mountain so there… Continue reading Trail Riding in New Hampshire
Thick fog blankets the river valley. The sun is just barely up and it struggles to light the landscape. I’m trotting along a sandy tractor road that snakes through fields planted in potatoes, corn, and sunflowers. The farmer in me admires the soil tilth in this flood plain, imagining the beautiful crops that will soon… Continue reading Endurance Racing in Maine
“The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.” -Eeyore We are all getting a bit bored and stir-crazy with the rain keeping us more or less, indoors all week. We humans have lots of things to occupy our time. However, I feel bad for Mackenzie since she is alone in camp… Continue reading Rain, Rain, Go Away
Mackenzie is adjusting to living alone since her buddy, Doc, moved. She was upset for the first two days, then settled down. Now, a week after the separation, she is pretty chill. She only gets upset when she hears the horse trailer doors being opened. She seems to think Doc is hiding in the trailer… Continue reading The single (horse) life
