Last week, I described our less-than-stellar first day on the road back to our home in Arizona. We had deer hitting the trailer, keys breaking off in locks, and worries about trailering my wounded gelding. Nevertheless, we did make it to the end of Day One. By Day Two, we managed to arrive at the …
The Socorro Fairgrounds and Onward Ho to Awesome Arizona Read More »
Because we travel with horses, we were nearly two months late departing snowy Colorado for sunny Arizona. I wrote about my gelding’s fractured splint bone surgery and the edict that he was unable to be trailered for 6-8 weeks. We love living in the Colorado Rocky Mountains… in the summer. We were so very anxious …
Cameras, Keys and Collisions… Travel With Horses Read More »
When I first mapped out this equitrekking trip, we planned to leave shortly after Labor Day. However, I learned that my veterinary class reunion was on the 23rd and 24th of September near my alma mater, Purdue. Therefore, we moved everything back about a week so that we could swing south to Indiana after leaving …
As I mentioned at the end of my last post about our trip, we blew into Kettle Moraine Horse Camp mid-afternoon on a Thursday. We immediately got the horses settled into their corrals and headed an hour north to try and get our malfunctioning coach slide repaired. Alas, we were not successful. It has a …
I was not at all sure what I was getting us into when I added Belva Deer Equestrian campground to our itinerary. Their website offers minimal information. I did call and ask some questions, but I wasn’t able to learn much more about the campground. Nevertheless, we decided to give it a try. We are …
Belva Deer Equestrian Campground in Iowa, A Hidden Gem Read More »
Last week I wrote about Day One of our 3-week equitrek. Our second night on the road was spent at the Homestead Horse Camp at Branched Oak State Recreation Area near Raymond, Nebraska. I had previously made reservations through ReserveAmerica. Based on maps available online, we chose a spot at the end of a row, …
We recently embarked upon our first trip pulling our new bumper-pull 2-horse trailer behind our new-to-us motorhome. While we haven’t yet sold our LQ trailer, we plan to soon. The biggest limitation of this arrangement is, of course, no wheels in camp. However, we have a rental car arranged for two destinations during this 3-week-long …
Keith County Fairgrounds, Night One of Equitrekking 2022 Read More »
Arizona is heating up, literally. It was time for our semi-annual trek from our winter home in Arizona to our summer home in Colorado. As we were preparing to leave Arizona, fires were burning in multiple locations. Additionally, fires were burning in Colorado, some with such intensity that they were reported on the news in …
According to my Facebook memories, my maiden voyage with my beloved Cimarron LQ horse trailer was 8 years ago this month. This was during the previous era of my life, when I was married to a guy who never went camping with me. Fast forward to now, when Alan and I enjoy one adventure after …
Boondocking With Horses: Terrific Tips from the Pros Read More »
According to Montana volunteer Mark Himmel, vice chairman of BCHA, every single trail you have ever ridden has been touched by the hands of a BCHA volunteer. Next year will be the 55th anniversary of Back Country Horsemen of America. Oh, and I should mention… about half of their members are women! Their website states: …
