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What to Look For in a Trail Horse or Mule – Finding Cocoa

August 5, 2020January 1, 2020 by Robert Eversole

For years I’ve thought the perfect trail mount would be an Icelandic Mule. Well, I finally found one while leading trail-riding clinics in Canada. Meet Cocoa. Cocoa is a 13.1 hand molly mule out of an Icelandic mare. She’s 14 years old and as green as the grass in Washington …

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Trail Savvy: Ode to Trail Workers

August 5, 2020October 1, 2019 by Robert Eversole

Time Spent Working on Trails Grows Appreciation of Other’s Efforts By Robert Eversole Many guidebooks, most maps, and the entire www.TrailMeister website are devoted to a series of squiggly lines. We study those streaks of ink, dream of being on them, and spend an inordinate amount of money to …

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Trail Savvy: Camping Without a Pack Horse

August 5, 2020September 1, 2019 by Robert Eversole

Tips for Solo Camping in the Backcountry By Robert Eversole An overnight trip with just your trail horse is simple — if you plan carefully. For many people, camping with horses evokes images of pack mules, canvas tents, and the smells of Dutch oven cooking wafting through a pine-scented meadow. …

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Trail Savvy: Into the Dosewallips

August 5, 2020August 1, 2019 by Robert Eversole

Pink Saddles, Ed’s a Vegetarian, and Fishing for Ellie by Robert Eversole The first pack trip of the year is always interesting, especially when it’s also your first one in a couple of years. For my reintroduction into packing I cajoled the Pacific Northwest’s very own Ed Haefliger, acclaimed …

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Trail Savvy: Get Ready for a New Trailer – Part 2

August 5, 2020February 1, 2019 by Robert Eversole

What to Look for in a Horse Trailer By Robert Eversole A horse trailer is a big investment that comes with a lot of decisions to ensure that we make the right choices for us and our mounts. Let’s break down these decisions into the main factors to consider. …

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Trail Savvy: Get Ready for a New Trailer – Part 1

August 5, 2020January 1, 2019 by Robert Eversole

Prepping the Truck By Robert Eversole Welcome to the start of a new series for horse owners considering a new trailer or upgrading one. To use all your hard-learned savvy on the trail requires getting yourself and your horse to the trail. To make that happen, we adventure seekers …

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Muling Through Central Oregon

August 5, 2020November 1, 2018 by Robert Eversole

Two Weeks Riding and Camping in Oregon’s Volcano Country By Robert Eversole I recently had the opportunity to camp and ride with two of the most enthusiastic mule ambassadors that I’ve ever met: Joe and Jenny from the North Idaho Saddle Mule Club. We rode and camped throughout central …

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I Went to a Clinic (and You Should Too)

August 5, 2020September 1, 2018 by Robert Eversole

6 Tips to Improve Your Clinic Experience By Robert Eversole Horsemanship clinics have become quite the to-do amongst us in the equine world. More and more people are attending clinics of various types and flavors in hopes of improving their horsemanship skills. Indeed, most of my friends have been …

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Trail Savvy – Keeping Trails Open

August 5, 2020July 1, 2018 by Robert Eversole

By Robert Eversole We are blessed. Our nation’s public lands are one of America’s greatest achievements. Every year millions of horse owners across the U.S. visit our federal, state and local parks and other open spaces. And nearly every visit has something in common—trails. Horse owners experience our public …

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Going the Distance

August 5, 2020May 1, 2018 by Robert Eversole

How to Ease the Stress of Long Horse Hauls Robert Eversole ‘Tis the season for horse riding and camping trips and all the stress that comes along for the ride when traveling with equines. When the siren song of a new trail gets loud…well, you have to load that …

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