Articles Tagged 'United States'
Texas Hill Country Trails
by Darley Newman, originally published in Darley's Trail Rider Column in True West Magazine. Riding along peaceful West Verde Creek on Comanche Bluff Trail, I could see in my mind’s eye the natives stalking a transplanted settler from Poland or nearby Castroville. In the 1800s the region near Bandera, Texas,… Read more »
Short Equestrian Vacations Can Actually Increase Your Happiness
by: Equitrekking host Darley Newman Can't get away for a whole week to take a riding vacation? There are lots of new flexible horse riding trips that allow you a shorter time in the saddle in Vermont, Ireland, Virginia, North Carolina, Alaska, Colorado and beyond. Shorter vacations are ideal for… Read more »
California- Russian River Redwoods Ride
by Darley Newman, originally published in Darley's Trail Rider Column in True West Magazine. I can only imagine what the settlers of California’s Russian River must have thought as they stared up at the towering redwood trees. I know I was amazed as I rode in Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve,… Read more »
Winters in Wellington: Horses Galore, But So Much More!
by Emma Perkuhn Any horse person north of the Mason-Dixon line can attest: a cold, snowy winter is no fun. The problem: The bone chilling wind, the feet of snow to shovel, and the antsy horses waiting to kick up their heels. The solution: Wellington, Florida. For a lucky number… Read more »
The Promise: My Defining Moment
By Laurie Wagner, Volunteer Ambassador Days End Farm Horse Rescue You know, I’ve had many people tell me I should write a book about my life. I thought I would start here, about a story of a “promise” that was made at a horse rescue, back in the year… Read more »
Alaska: Riding in the Last Frontier
By Diane Oliver After eight days of eating sumptuous foods and not visiting the cruise ship's gym, we were ready for some outdoor fun- horseback riding in one of the last great frontiers, Alaska. We were coming to the end of a wonderful vacation cruising the Alaskan coastline and inland… Read more »
Arizona- Bradshaw Mountains Gold Fever
by Equitrekking Host Darley Newman. Originally published in Darley's Column in True West magazine. In the Bradshaw Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona, I saddled up with my guide Milton Joseph and two other riders to search for gold with Windwalker Expeditions. Joseph is an English endurance rider whose horses are… Read more »
Wyoming- T Cross Ranch
by Equitrekking host Darley Newman I take a deep breath and stare at the glacier-capped Wind River Mountains. My Quarter Horse Hank has probably seen this view a hundred times, but he stands quietly while I try to take it all in. I’m at Wyoming’s T Cross Ranch, riding out… Read more »
Montana- Big Sky Country
Written By Susan Seligman, Photographs courtesy of Susan Seligman and Bar W Ranch The day was beyond perfect. We rode for miles along the border, and then dropped down to a pure white sandy beach surrounding azure blue waters. Soft mountains outlined by the haze of the afternoon sun served… Read more »
Utah- Capitol Reef National Park
by Equitrekking host Darley Newman. Originally published Darley's column in True West magazine. Adventures in Utah's "Land of the Sleeping Rainbow." Once I heard that this was his first ride since being out to pasture all winter, I wasn’t exactly psyched to ride Sawdust. Sawdust might be super excited and… Read more »