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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Graduating to the Trail
Last fall, I started my Paso Fino gelding, Clementino, under saddle
with the help of local trainer Amy Bourk. Amy is based at the Rex Ranch in
Amado, Arizona, located about an hour's drive south of Tucson.
After initially riding Clementino in Amy's round pen, I rode him
several times a week... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
'Going for Ice Cream'
As you might recall, Willy, our colt, was diagnosed by our local
veterinarian as being cryptorchid
(that is, the colt has a developmental defect in which one
testicle is retained in the abdomen; see "Willy Be Gelded?"
Life's Lessons on the Trail , September/October
'09). Sometimes, this... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
6 Reasons to Own a Mare
I'll never forget my first sight of her, how she lit up that
lodgepole pine corral full of mountain horses and mules less statuesque than she
was. Sorrel with flaxen mane and tail, 16 hands high, Mona, though heavily in
foal, looked both rugged and elegant, completely capable of the life... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Treasure of the Black Hills of South Dakota
Here's the place trail-riding dreams are made of: miles of
meandering trails, roaming bison, and endless horizons bordered by mountains
splashed with evergreens and deciduous trees. All of this can be yours to enjoy
while riding in South Dakota's Custer State Park.
Custer State Park is... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Clementino's First Ride
It seems like just yesterday that I went out on Easter morning to
find Clementino on wobbly legs trying to suck on the lip of a dumpster in our
barn breezeway. He'd been foaled during the night, then had somehow rolled out
under a corral crossbar.
When I was young, I had a couple of foals... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Willy Be Gelded?
On one warm morning last spring, we stood at the fence and watched
in near disbelief. Willy, our yearling colt, was rearing, circling, nipping, and
generally hassling Beene, our 20-year-old gray Arabian gelding, who suffers from
ringbone (a degenerative bone disease).
Usually, Beene's... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Emerald Embrace
Clad in emerald robes and capped with ermine stoles, Oregon's
Central Cascades rise to greet horse and rider. Like many natural regions, this
area feeds one's soul with its incredible beauty and offers tantalizing visions
of trail-riding adventures into a vast expanse of wilderness. The... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Summer Getaway
I'm a big fan of horse clinician Clinton Anderson and his practical
methods of horse training, called Downunder Horsemanship (888/287-7432; www.clintonanderson.com ).
There are many wonderful trainers, local and national. I find
Clinton Anderson both entertaining and a great teacher. I've... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
The World of Help
One sunny afternoon in early April, I was working with my yearling
colt, Willy, when Vanessa walked up with great news. "We just got an e-mail from
Paresh," she said smiling. "He's coming to the United States. His schedule
permits him to visit us for a week in late May."
"Holy cow! That is... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
A Horseman's Favorite Things
Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels, doorbells and sleigh
bells and schnitzel with noodles..." So goes the memorable song from
The Sound of Music.
Those of us with a passion for a good trail ride on a good horse
have our favorites, too. We like things that work for us, things that... | read »
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| Tennessee Walking Horse Breed |
| Evolution of the breed:
In the mid-1800s, a new breed of horse began to emerge from the bountiful,
bluegrass region of middle Tennessee. Bred by farmers to till the fields during
the week, these horses were also expected to provide them a comfortable ride on
weekends, and... | read |
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