Just because winter is here doesn’t mean that you have to say good-bye to riding. In the right conditions and with the right gear, you can enjoy the...
Dashing Through the Snow
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Trail Rider
The Perfect Pair
Horses are different all over the world. In my travels, I’ve been excited about venturing off into the sunset on my new equine friend, until I...
Must-Ride National Parks
I’ve always wanted to explore Bryce Canyon National Park. Recently, I was fortunate to be guided by “The Kid,” a black Quarter Horse who’s ridden...
Riding Fence
Anxiety welled within me when I saw a welcoming committee of border patrolmen outside of the ranch that we were about to film in Sasabe, Arizona,...
Modern Cowboys
“Sometimes you wonder why they all bunch up into cities, when there’s all of this,” observes Ron Schaefer, head cowboy at Rancho de la Osa, as we...
Speaking Horse
In the 17th century, New Mexico’s vaqueros imparted (under duress, most likely) their “secrets” of horsemanship to the Plains Indians. With these...
Cowhorse Tango
If you've ever gripped your seat on a roller coaster, then you have an inkling of what it feels like to ride a cutting horse. My first time riding a...
Hidden Treasure in Engineer Mountain
With several peaks reaching 14,000 feet and sheer canyons and steep switchbacks, riding in the San Juan National Forest can be challenging. Riders...
Dude Ranching at an Outlaw Haunt
I take a deep breath and stare at the glacier-capped Wind River Mountains. My quarter horse Hank has probably seen this view a hundred times, but he...
Buffalo Bill’s Wild Bunch
With binoculars in hand, Kenny Martin of Wild Mustang Tours and I look across the badlands of McCullough Peaks in search of the “Wild Bunch,” one of...
Wanted: Riders for the Pony
On a hot August day, I borrowed a dark bay quarter horse named Jake to participate in a Pony Express Trail Ride from the ghost town of White Oaks to...
Railroad Rodeo
Speed across the plains behind the world’s largest steam locomotive to the legendary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo and relive a Western tradition...