Leaders or Bullies? You be the judge

Last month, I camped with horses on Bureau of Land Management land. I wanted to experiment with something Mark Rashid mentioned at his recent clinic. To paraphrase, he said that wild horse herd leaders are true leaders, defending the herd and leading it to food […]

An Interview with MSSPA’s Jeff Greenleaf

The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, founded in 1872 and currently led by President Marylin Goodreau and Chief Executive Officer Meris Bickford, is one of the country’s most impressive rescue establishments for abused and neglected equines. Over the decades, it has rescued […]

Congrats and Partner Welcomes!

Congratulations to Kelly from North Carolina! She’s the winner of our Custom Leggings contest, sponsored by Fringe Western Wear and Leather Work, a Canadian business owned by Kathy Threlfall. And while we’re giving props to our friends north of the border, check out One Degree […]

Fall Riding Favorites

Autumn is the optimal season for riding. Kids are back in school. Bugs are nearly gone. Foliage is beautiful and falling (which makes visibility better). Riders and horses are likely in the best shape of the year. It’s also a great time to remind readers […]

Best Barn Slip-Ons

I’m old enough to remember the old LL Bean store in Freeport. I loved how its wooden floors creaked when you walked through the racks and how it smelled of leather, wool, and wood. Later on in high school, my friends and I all wore […]

Saddlebag Must-Have: the Patagonia Alpine Houdini

Rain has a way of getting into your bones. When you’re horseback and miles from home, thirty minutes of rain should not ruin your ride. But it can. Once that chill gets into you, it’s hard to shake it off, even if you push your […]

Martin Black’s only New England clinics

Kim Stone has cowboyed and worked with Martin Black for years in Oregon and Idaho. She now runs Shinantu, a small and busy farm in Brunswick, Maine. She submitted this guest blog post to tell readers more about Black’s offerings next month: Stone writes: Martin […]

Darn Tough is horse-gal friendly

When I was a kid, wool socks were those thick, bulky things you wore in the winter. You wore them skiing. You wore them to and from pond skating. You wore them underneath your thick, bulky boots while shoveling snow. All so yesterday. All so […]

Win Custom Leggings from Fringe!

Fall is an exciting time of year for us riders. Bugs are at bay yet it’s still mild enough to enjoy long stretches on horseback. We’re likely in the best shape of the year and so are our horses. Hunting season and winter months are […]

A Rider’s Reader now in Maria’s Bookshop

A Rider’s Reader: Exploring Horse Sense, Science & Sentiment is now available at Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colorado! Maria’s book buyer, Jeanne Costello, happily took on the well-reviewed paperback this month. “We love being able to showcase the published authors in our midst,” said Costello. […]