A “Royal” Riding Adventure in Versailles By Caroline Maffry On a recent trip to visit family in France, I found opportunity to discover what Versailles has to offer an enthusiastic horse lover. Having lived in France for many years as a school girl, I had visited the Chateau of Ver...

Royal Grounds Parallel Washington DC's Landscapes by Caroline Maffry A King’s Hunting Lodge: Marly-le-Roi Pavilion Royal Not far from Versailles is the town of Marly-le Roi where I stayed with my family. While spending time in Marly, I visited Le Pavillion Royal du Chateau de M...

The history and exoticism of the self-proclaimed “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” by Darley Newman, as published in her Trail Rider column in True West magazine As I walked among the concession stands at Stampede Park, I was continually surprised by what I saw and smelled; fried Or...

Learn about the challenges and rewards of photographing wild horses  by Steve Simmons For years I admired and revered many of the wild horse photos I’d seen in books, magazines, and art galleries. Stallions locked in combat. Herds running at full gallop across the landscape. You a...

A longtime resident reveals Tryon's Horse Appeal by Libbie Johnson “We’re not Aiken, and we’re not Ocala and we’re not Middleburg. We’re Tryon and we think our horse heaven is just that…. heaven.” Dubbed a “best kept secret” for hors...

A modern cowgirl finds a new life with an equine career at a working ranch in South Dakota by Darley Newman Jenn Zeller, otherwise known online as The South Dakota Cowgirl, was rodeoing, riding and training horses in Texas when she got a job offer to train and start Quarter horse colts at The ...

Trail Riding on Morgan Horses Take one of those flashy Morgan show horses out on the trail, “What? You say!” “Well, yes,” say those of us who have been using this original American breed on the trails for years. The Morgan makes a wonderful trail and family pleasure hor...

Horse Riding Vacations in Devon, England by Meg Robbins, Read Part 1 or Part 2 Day 4 to Knightshayes Court: We all chose the ride to Knightshayes Court as perfect for the kind of day it looked to be; a little gray, possibly late day rain, over the beach ride which I would miss this time aro...

Experience the thrill of dashing through the snow on horseback with this Equitrekking video Horse ride on the snowy trails around the popular ski area of Mont Tremblant. Host and equestrian travel expert Darley Newman visits Ranch Mont Tremblant to ride with Daniel Locas. The trails are well gro...

Horse Riding Holidays - UK Adventures of Meg Robbins by Meg Robbins, Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this series. Day 2: West Steart Farm guests can wake early if they like (I did) to help bring the ponies in from the distant grazing pastures and bring grain to the mares and youngstock. The views a...