The Trail Rider

As you prepare for spring trail rides, be prepared with must-visit destinations and camping tips.

Here are penny-saving tips for maintaining your horse without breaking the bank

The Trail Rider is coming to the end of one trail, but blazing a new one, as it merges with its sister publication, Horse&Rider.

Watch as Julie Goodnight shows you how to teach your horse the drop-head cue from the saddle.

We take you riding and horse camping in Arizona?s spectacular Grand Canyon National Park. Bring your own horse or ride a park mule, and be sure to stop at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim.

The first horse bits were probably rawhide. Human experience with horses has resulted in myriad versions of the horse bit. One fine trainer I know rarely uses anything but a snaffle horse bit. He believes that finding just the right horse bit for a given horse is one secret to success.

The famous gunfight at the OK Corral occurred in Tombstone, Arizona. There was a lot more going on during that era than just that gunfight at the OK Corral. We wanted to go trail riding with our horses in and around Tombstone, Arizona to relive a bit of Old West history. Our base of trail riding operations was the Tombstone Livery Stable,

Learn how to prevent chipped, brittle hooves in your trail horse with these expert guidelines.

A hiker is lost in the woods. A mounted search-and-rescue team with search-horses is called on to aid the search. If you're an adventurous, skilled trail rider, you and your horse might be valuable assets to a mounted search-and-rescue team. Here, we?ll first explain what makes a horse an ideal search-horse.

Learn how to determine the best horse saddle pad to keep your horse comfortable on the trail and to prevent back soreness in horses. A horse saddle pad that fits correctly can help prevent back soreness in horses, while a improperly fitted saddle pad can cause horse problems.

It is important to choose the best horse halter to fit your horse, but proper halter training is the best way to ensure that you can control your horse no matter the situation. Horse halter training can be done using a rope halter or a leather halter.

Prepare your trail horse for the veterinarian with these lessons in ground manners from noted clinician Julie Goodnight.

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.

These great trail tips will teach you how to mount a horse from the right side, where to stash your lead rope while trail riding and what to pack on a trail ride. Will your horse allow you to mount and dismount from either side? Can you mount a horse from the right side?

Learn how to adjust the curb strap on your bridle and why you should choose leather chaps for trail riding.

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.

Head to Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting in Alberta for women?s retreats, horsemanship clinics, trail rides and more.Wild Deuce Retreats & Outfitting offers top-notch trail riding, including rides to Lost Guide Lake and 40-Mile Ridge.

Kentucky offers trail riding in state parks, farms, historic villages, and more. Here?s a video clip of Darley Newman riding in Kentucky, from the PBS television show, Equitrekking.

Head to Seward, Alaska, for unspoiled nature, diverse wildlife, and even beach riding. Here?s a video clip of riding in Alaska, from the PBS television show, Equitrekking.