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March 2010
  • ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PACKSADDLES
    Here, we give you packsaddle basics, plus a glossary and a handy resource guide.

  • JULIE GOODNIGHT - HOW TO CROSS WATER
    Teach your horse to calmly cross water on the trail.

  • ON-TRAIL PHOTO GEAR
    Here, we'll tell you what camera gear you need to caputre the best on-trail photos

  • POSTCARD FROM...MONTANA
    False storefronts, weathered boardwalks, and aged hitching rails line the street on this adventure.

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image fpo Forehand Turn
To hone your basic gate-opening skills (see "Open a Gate," Horsemanship & Maneuvers, The Trail Rider , January/February '10), master a turn on the forehand. In this maneuver, your horse obediently and slowly swings his hips and back legs around his anchored front legs, moving in a complete... read

 

Layer With Care
Proper layering maximizes your outerwear's efficiency and allows you to adjust to climate changes; here's a recommended system. Base layer. Against your skin, wear something soft, comfortable, breathable, and absorbent, such as silk, polypropylene, Capliene polyester (from Patagonia), or...read

 

Sculpted Masterpiece
Would you like to camp and ride where humans have lived and evolved over the last 10,000 years? How about standing where previous people have stood and painstakingly scratched messages into rock? Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site (... read

 

Easy Hitch Up!
When you hitch your trailer to your truck, alignment can be difficult. You know the story: You back up, get out of your truck to see how close you are, try it again, then realign, and so on. Each time you back up, you have to judge the distance from the trailer to the truck again,... read
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Trail-Test Outerwear

Lookint for rugged foul-weather gear made for trail riders? Here's what three members of The Long Riders' Guild recommend. Plus: A handy outwear resource guide. | magazine only

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7 Winter Riding Hazards

We tell you how to negotiate seven common winter riding hazards: deep snow, snowdrifts, frozen ground, mud, packed snow, ice, and freezing rain/ice storm. | magazine only

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Sculpted Masterpiece

At Whyoming's Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site, you'll ride through lush canyons and open ridges with incredible vistas. | magazine only

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Part 1: Open a Gate

Improve your horsemanship, and develop a kind, trustworthy relationship with your trail horse with top clinician/trainer Julie Goodnight. This issue: Learn the proper technique to open/close a gate from horseback. | magazine only


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