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: …
Your ISS (Injury Severity Score), SBP (Systolic Blood Pressure), GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), and LOS (Length of Stay) are all measures of how broken you are if you are injured while riding or interacting with your horse. Recently, this article appeared in my Facebook newsfeed multiple times as it was shared amongst my many horse …
ISS, GCS, SBP, and LOS… How Do They Relate to Horseback Riding? Read More »
While some folks can ride and camp year ’round, as we did in Arizona, many folks are just starting to hit the road again. Covid restrictions are diminishing, and weather is improving. Life is resuming, finally! Horse campgrounds are starting to fill up again. So what are the rules of engagement for occupying a campsite …
Last fall, Alan and I embarked upon our first ever 6-week equitrekking trip. It was an experience, in many ways. We visited 8 places and ultimately landed at a small horse camp in Arizona. We stayed at that camp for 3 1/2 months before we bought our own piece of the Arizona desert. Several factors …
A recent Horse & Rider poll stated that 71% of respondents indicated they were fearful in the saddle “sometimes” or “often”. I had no idea that so many people had such mixed emotions when they were riding. That revelation resulted in a blog series about this interesting topic. (Part One and Part Two.) I am …
I recently read the results of a poll taken by Horse & Rider magazine. Apparently, 71% of respondents reported being fearful in the saddle “sometimes” or “often”. I was shocked! Are there really that many of us astride our equine companions who consistently ride with fear in our hearts? A quick Google search turns up …
I can’t possibly count the number of times accomplished horsepeople told me I needed to relax to get my horse to relax! Sure, easy for you to say! How is a person supposed to relax when they are sitting astride a volcano about to erupt? A trip to Fort Robinson One of the first times …
Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans! That was my thought when I read a post on the AHI Facebook page this past week. I know there will be ladies here who can relate to my latest (mis)adventureš¤Ŗ while trail riding a week ago. I came off my steady Eddy Ace, …
