Ride Often – Ride Safe – Ride with TrailMeister TRAILS – TIPS – VIDEOS – REVIEWS – KNOTS TRAILMEISTER IS YOUR EQUINE TRAIL RIDING RESOURCE A well-equipped emergency toolkit … Continue Reading »
Teaching your horse to stand quietly
Teaching your horse to stand quietly To go someplace, first you must stand still. Can you park your horse? I often park my animals without tying them. Asking them to … Continue Reading »
Leading a horse
Leading for Leadership Leading a horse and doing groundwork is not busywork for groundwork’s sake; it is about finding and correcting minor issues before they have a chance to become … Continue Reading »
December 2021 Newsletter
Ride Often – Ride Safe – Ride with TrailMeister TRAILS – TIPS – VIDEOS – REVIEWS – KNOTS TRAILMEISTER IS YOUR EQUINE TRAIL RIDING RESOURCE This book goes beyond … Continue Reading »
First Aid Skills Worth Knowing
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 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 »