TrailRider

Ranch horse pleasure puts your trail horse’s moves to the test.

Here's what to pack in your on-trail first-aid kit, and how to use each item. Review this list with your veterinarian for more information on how to provide on-trail first-aid and to see whether he or she has any further suggestions.

Stay safe on your riding adventures with this handy guide to helmet selection, fit, and basic care.

Winter riding is exhilarating, but it can pose some problems. Here, we outline six potential winter-riding challenges, then give you the expert fix for each one.

If you live in a cold area of the country, take the following steps to ensure your horse’s nutritional requirements are met during winter months.

Beating the heat involves water -- both on the inside of your horse via drinking and on the outside of your horse via hosing down.

Dehydration is your horse's worst enemy. Here's how to help keep your horse hydrated all winter long.

Fall is the best time of the year to enjoy trail rides. Horses are spirited on trail rides, their riders energetic, the trails more inviting than ever. But trail riding during this beautiful season of the year presents some challenges for the trail rider.

Follow these trail-riding safety tips, whether you ride your horse during the day or decide to go night riding.

Teach your horse to stand still, head down, and ready to accept the deworming syringe with this easy technique from clinician Clinton Anderson.

The Dingo is an easy leading lesson from Linda Tellington-Jones. The leading lesson, the Dingo and the V, from Linda Tellington-Jones, encourages your horse to move forward safely through obstacles on the trail. The Dingo leading lesson, explained by Linda Tellington-Jones, teaches your horse to trust you, and trust that you won?t ask him to do something impossible

Timber Ridge Horse Campground was voted the best horse campground for 2010 on HorseTrailDirectory.com, winning the Five-Star Award. Timber Ridge Horse Campground is adjacent to The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Jamestown, Tenn. To earn the award, a campground must receive the most Five-Star ratings from trail riders. In 2010, trail riders posted more than 800 ratings on 267 horse campgrounds, including Timber Ridge Horse Campground.

The 5th Annual Derby Party fundraiser for St. Jude?s Children?s Research Hospital will be held at Hayes Canyon Campground in Illinois? Shawnee National Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2011. This trail ride will take you through thousands of acres of beautiful scenery.

Learn all about the new Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyoming, which features amazing trail riding on 13,000 acres.

If you’re planning a road trip with your horse in the Northeast, don’t pass up Otter Creek Horse Trails in New York State’s North Country.

Last October, the Southwestern Ohio Spotted Saddle Horse Association participated in the Best of America by Horseback trail ride at Smoke Rise Ranch in Glouster, Ohio.

Writer Teri Kerns took two friends for an equestrian adventure on the California coast.

Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site is unique. Riding opportunities here will take you through different vegetation zones, including lush canyons and open ridges with incredible vistas.

Circle E Guest Ranch's trails feature pretty rock cliffs that seemed to go on forever says author Liz James.

Glide along stunning mountain trails at the HS Gaited Horse Ranch in Penrose, Colorado - then buy a dream horse of your own.

The Salt Grass Trail Ride was initiated in 1951 by four individuals as a means to promote what was then called the Houston Fat Stock Show and Rodeo. The original ride was from Brenham, Texas, to Houston

Leave your cares at home, and ride the glide! Here’s the rundown on six select gaited getaways.

Read our expert advice to safely condition your horse for many happy hours on the trail.

Fall?s brisk days mean long trail rides at a brisk pace. Here, world-champion trainer and trail-riding enthusiast Lynn Palm tells you how to safely maintain a fast trot on the trail.

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Tennessee/Kentucky offers hundreds of acres of privately owned land with vistas, bluffs, overlooks running creeks, and all kinds of flora for your trail ride.

Introduce your horse to water slowly and calmly so he can have time to process the new sounds and sensations. Find a gently sloping beach or shoreline with no sudden drops. Outfit him in a rope halter and 12- to 15-foot training lead, then follow these steps.

At Palmquist Farm, an 800-acre equestrian destination located in northern Wisconsin's Northwoods, you can ride past green fields, trickling brooks, wild forest, and buffalo.

When your horse travels downhill, he lifts his back and reaches his hindquarters far beneath him for support and balance. He also uses his abdominal muscles. Help him get into this position by not leaning far back in the saddle, says top trainer/clinician Julie Goodnight.

Bear Creek Lodge is a high-end destination lodge in western Montana's Bitterroot Valley. Sitting on 155 acres, the lodge borders national forest and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, the largest wilderness south of the Canadian border.

If your winter riding schedule demands you venture out in any weather, make sure you and your riding buddies stay warm and healthy. Frostbite (damage to the skin caused by cold) and hypothermia (when your body loses heat faster than it's produced) can set in when temperatures are as high as 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Are the trails where you ride in danger of being developed? Consider forming a trail-preservation club with your riding buddies. Having an official name, website, and an army of help can facilitate a dialogue with your local government authorities about sponsoring and maintaining the trails you frequent.

Learn from this article how relaxing your knees and allowing your leg to hang correctly will make for a much more comfortable trail ride.

If you know you may be riding home along a road after dark, consider using reflector bands made for bicyclists. See the ideas in this article.

If your horse travels takse you to northern Wisconsin, you now have a new campground to enjoy year-round: Spur of the Moment Ranch LL's Independent Camping Area.

Read in this article why tapaderos can be so useful on the trail ride.

Oklahoma's Wood Guest ranch offers miles of trails, convientent travel amenities and some of the best trail riding for horse owners in Oklahoma.

Stay safe in winter conditions with these horse snow shoes

Equi-Terr Equine Stall Flooring System, from R.K. Manufacturing, creates a stable, porous base for your horse's stall.

Horses can and will live with poisonous plants in their pasture without harm, preferring instead to graze on the more palatable green grass. But when their normal grazing routine is interrupted during travel, they'll tend to snatch at anything green.