Writing Horseback

Long Hollow Ranch Horseback Riding Vacation
Tails swish at flies as our horses climb the slight incline to the scenic overlook. Riders reach for their cameras tucked deep in denim pockets or saddle bags. We are surrounded by 600 acres of trees, volcanic rock, running water and the Three Sisters – Central Oregon’s snow capped mountain [...]

Pennsylvania Farm Stay and Horseback Riding Vacation
What better way to welcome spring than a horseback riding vacation spent on a farm? For most farms and ranches, spring is the most active time of year. Foals are born and crops are planted.
Following a long Pennsylvania winter, the 22 member farms and ranches of Pensylvania Farm Vacation [...]

As the gorgeous rodeo cowgirls circle the arena at full gallop, blonde hair and flags flying in the wind, the National Anthem blares over the PA systems. Cowboys, young and old, hold their cowboy hats in front of their chests and young mothers with babes in their arms sing along. It is a hot June day [...]

“Why is that horse hobbled?” I ask as I swing open the gate to the arena at the Kay El Bar Guest Ranch.
“He’s a busy boy,” replies Head Wrangler Dee Steed as he smiles in reference to the bay horse who is hopping up and down on his front hooves, still tied to the hitching post.
Indeed, [...]

Be it Argentina, Chihuahua, Mexico or Nashville, Tennessee, the cowboy hat speaks a universal language to cowboys and cowgirls worldwide. Certainly American cowboys, such as six-time All-Around World Rodeo Champion Larry Mahan, have influenced the style and shape of the cowboy hat.
 
Cowboy Hat is Mandatory Western Wear
These days, it’s not necessary to suit up in rodeo [...]