First Aid Skills Worth Knowing One of the many pleasures of trail riding and camping with our ponies is that we get to escape the hustle and bustle and enjoy … Continue Reading »
Working through the Process
Working through the Process 2021 was quite a year! We had a few excellent rides with the mules, attended a very worthwhile clinic, and started on an epic pack trip, … Continue Reading »
Easy Horse Deworming
Easy Horse Deworming Deworming used to be an ordeal that neither the horses nor I enjoyed. I would sneak up to the horse, grab the halter tight, and jam the … Continue Reading »
October 2021 Newsletter
Ride Often – Ride Safe – Ride with TrailMeister TRAILS – TIPS – VIDEOS – REVIEWS – KNOTS Â TRAILMEISTER IS YOUR EQUINE TRAIL RIDING RESOURCE Outside an emergency room … Continue Reading »
Saw on the Trail
Saw on the Trail Trees happen and they occasionally fall down. It’s better to have a saw than to have to turn around. Often you can simply step over or … Continue Reading »
A Memorable Ride Into the Bob
Outside an emergency room entrance, a strange town stretching ahead. Wobbling: unsteady on new crutches, a hospital issue suit of sweatpants and t-shirt was completed with a single anti-slip sock. … Continue Reading »
Portable Electric Fencing
DIY Portable Electric Fencing Horse camping is good. Backcountry horse camping is great. A backcountry wilderness location with a spot where your horses can stretch their legs, lie down, take … Continue Reading »
Six  Reasons to Know How to Read a Map
Reasons to Know How to Read a Map From cave paintings, ancient manuscripts, and on to the 21st century, people have created and used maps as essential tools to explain … Continue Reading »
Swivels for Highlines
Swivels for Highlines – I WAS WRONG! As published in the Horsemen’s Corral, May 2021 edition Yes, it’s true I make mistakes, all the time actually. As Bram Stoker once … Continue Reading »
May 2021 Newsletter
Ride Often – Ride Safe – Ride with TrailMeister May 2021 Newsletter TRAILS – TIPS – VIDEOS – REVIEWS – KNOTS Â TRAILMEISTER IS YOUR EQUINE TRAIL RIDING RESOURCE 34 tools … Continue Reading »