Articles Tagged 'Colorado'
Dream Jobs: Handling the Budweiser Clydesdales
by Karen Braschayko Have you ever seen the magnificent Budweiser Clydesdales on a commercial or in a parade and wondered what it would be like to take care of them? Jeff Knapper worked his way up from handler to general manager of Clydesdale Operations for Anheuser-Busch. Here he shares behind-the-scenes… Read more »
Colorado Dude Ranches Video Tour
Saddle up on a horseback riding adventure through Colorado, as we explore Colorado dude ranches in this Equitrekking video. by Darley Newman In Colorado, we rode horses at a variety of working cattle ranches and dude ranches, getting to know the owners and their way of life, as well as… Read more »
Colorado: Hidden Treasure in Engineer Mountain
by Equitrekking host Darley Newman, as published in her Trail Rider column in True West magazine With several peaks reaching 14,000 feet and sheer canyons and steep switchbacks, riding in the San Juan National Forest can be challenging. Riders and horses that venture out in this part of southwestern Colorado… Read more »
Colorado: Cutting Horse Dream Week
by Equitrekking host Darley Newman, Originally published in True West magazine. If you’ve ever been on a roller coaster, then you have a small inkling of what it feels like to ride a cutting horse. It was my first time and I was holding onto the horn of my saddle… Read more »
Colorado- Cutting Horse Dream Week
At the Colorado Cattle Company in Northern Colorado on a ranch vacation, I participated in Cutting Horse Dream Week. This is an intensive week of training with cutting horse champion, judge and trainer Teddy Johnson, as well as Tina and Eddie Johnson, top notch trainers who have worked with Teddy… Read more »
Colorado- Wilderness Trails Ranch
Jan and Gene Roberts own and run Wilderness Trails Ranch, located about a half hour outside of downtown Durango in Southern Colorado. This is family run ranch offers horseback riding for all levels of riders. One of the things that attracted me to Wilderness Trails is that both Jan and… Read more »
Colorado- Wilderness Trails Vallecito Lake
Today, we headed out with Erika, Gene and Jan’s daughter, on the Lake Lookout ride at Wilderness Trails Ranch. I was back on Aspen, and looked forward to heading into the forest to explore. The nice thing about riding in this area is that though it is mountainous, the trails… Read more »
Colorado Cattle 101
Cattle work can be fun, even for an English rider! Saddle up at a ranch and give it a try. by Darley Newman It was time to cowgirl up at Wilderness Trails, a dude ranch outside of Durango, Colorado. Being an East Coast hunter jumper, I was excited to get some… Read more »
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