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There’s something special about loading up your horses, heading for the mountains, and spending a few days exploring new trails. Whether you prefer a comfortable base camp near your trailer or a more rugged backcountry adventure, horse camping takes a little more preparation than an ordinary trail ride. The right …
Good horse camping can be wonderfully simple. Great horse camping usually comes down to preparation. Most of us have had at least one trip where we forgot something important, underestimated the drive, or realized halfway through setting up camp that we should’ve practiced at home first. I’ve definitely been there …
Plan Your Next Horse Camping Trip A solid plan doesn’t make a trip predictable; it makes it possible. Every great horse-camping trip begins long before you tighten the cinch. It starts with maps spread out, coffee steaming, and dreams of alpine lakes and winding mountain trails taking form. Whether you’re …
Start Planning Now for Next Year’s Adventures The mornings are crisp with frost, and my favorite trails are hidden under a carpet of golden leaves. As I pack away the gear for winter, I can’t help but think about next year’s adventures. Now’s the time to start planning. Camping with horses might …
Leadership Means Looking Inward, Offering Grace, and Building Trust A boss instills fear, assigns blame, and controls others. A leader inspires confidence, takes responsibility, and empowers others. Those words have rung true across every chapter of my life, whether I was serving in the Marine Corps, navigating high-stakes bank mergers …
When Doubt Creeps in, Listen and Learn I recently wandered across a quote that made me think for a hot minute: “Don’t fight your demons. They’re here to teach you lessons. Sit down with them, have a drink, and learn their names.” It sounded like something you’d find in a …
A Safe Trail Horse Feels Free to Think For generations, the goal of horse training was to get a horse “broke.” Broke to ride, broke to lead, and broke to behave. But what if I told you I disagree with the whole premise? Historically, breaking a horse meant precisely what …
Pack Trips into Wilderness Let Us Experience Dark Night Skies Early August, 2:30 a.m. – Darn, what am I doing wrong? I muttered to myself. Camera controls glowed as I struggled to adjust the settings to capture the view in front of me. The cold made my fingers stiff, and …
Trail Access for Equestrians Depends on the Stewardship of Horse People Flying from clinic to clinic, I spend more time in the air than I’d like to admit. This past weekend, as I settled into my seat and watched the pre-flight safety briefing, a particular phrase caught my attention: “The shared …
An Education in Packing and Precision Ed Haefliger called me in 2009, shortly after I started writing a column on trail riding and camping with horses. I was still finding my footing as a writer and, if I’m honest, I felt a mix of excitement and imposter syndrome—I didn’t even …
