Riding the tropical, jungle-covered mountainsides to a secluded waterfall in Costa Rica. by Corinne Brown Most Americans think of Costa Rica as a tropical getaway; a place, to fish, sail and surf. It’s touted as a Central American paradise with miles of coastal beaches and crystalline wa...

The Equestrian Vagabond rides over historic Emigrant Trails in the City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo, Idaho. by Merri Melde Gold-seekers. Hunters. Trappers. Wanderers. Adventurers. Flee-ers. Seekers. Hundreds of thousands of pioneers migrated westward along the California Trail in the e...

The Equestrian Vagabond rides the streets of Silver City, an old mining ghost town in the Owyhee Mountains in Idaho. by Merri Melde When it gets too unbearably hot in the Owyhee Desert, you load up the trailer and head for the hills. A steep twisting road takes us up into the Ow...

Photographer Nadine Levin shares some of her favorite Western Lifestyle and horse photos from her North American travels. by Nadine Levin When people look at my photography, they automatically assume I must be from the West, when actually, I’m East Coast born and raised, and live a very ...

My annual travel to an unsung "Magic Kingdom" of exceptional riding deep in the heart of suburbia. by Juliette Ober Have you ever been part of something so wonderful and unique that you are afraid to talk about it because the act of trying to describe it with words might make it vanish al...

A challenging horseback riding vacation takes a U.S. rider from Argentina over the border into Chile. I rendezvous at Bariloche Airport in Argentina on Tuesday with six riders from the UK–– two couples and two single women–– and one single woman from Ireland. After a two ...

My week at Horse Massage School–– Equine Pacifica in Southern California. photos and article by Manuela Stefan Opportunities present themselves to us when we are ready to embrace them and make the most out of them. Sometimes it all begins with an idea we simply throw out ...

by Kandy Kay Scaramuzzo. This is the story of a 25-year-old ranch horse that was injured and pretty much left to die. He was brought to a stable and sold even though no one really expected him to survive. He was reborn into a merchant of hope. His amazing spirit and calmness have helped many peo...

A horse riding guide from Castellare di Tonda describes her favorite trek, halfway between Florence and Siena in the heart of Tuscany. written by Jess Morton photos by Christiane Slawik and Nate Wade The horses waited patiently while riders smeared sunblock over their arms and noses. The sa...

A Toronto based photographer heads to the American West to capture cowboy culture during an iconic Montana horse roundup. by Manuela Stefan One quiet evening in the fall of last year, I was browsing the Internet looking for places where wild Mustangs run free. Out of the blue and for no a...