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Indoor Mountain trail course, 13 obstacles built by Mark Bolander. Register for a time slot and come play on our course at your own pace. Space limited to ensure everyone has fun. See event info here: https://horsesource.org/event/indoor-mountain-trail-play-day PressNews from the horse industry. Sharing today’s information as it happens. The Northwest … Read More
Mark and I have cherished every moment of growing International Mountain Trail Challenge Association (IMTCA) and witnessing the incredible community it has become. On April 26, 2024, we sold Bolender Horse Park and relocated just a mile down the road. Since then, all our focus has been on building our new home and … Read More
Have Clear Expectations and Good Communication Deciding to send your horse out for training is a huge commitment and financial expense. When you put your horse in training it’s important to define your expectations. Select a trainer who specializes in the discipline you’re interested in pursuing. For example, we train … Read More
Get a Feel for the Horse Business with an Internship at Bolender Horse Park By Kristina Lotz Mark Bolender is known for his methods in mountain trail training that build confident and safe trail horses. He and his wife and business partner, Lee, have built courses all over the world … Read More
The Northwest Horse Fair & Expo will once again entertain horse lovers of all kinds March 24–26 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany, Oregon. The expo offers a wide range of attractions for the horse enthusiast—elegant dancing horses, strutting stallions, fast paced precision drill team, a … Read More
Elegant dancing horses; strutting stallions; fast paced precision drill team; parade of horse breeds; a large trade show; plus world class trainers and riders sharing secrets to success. Come to see it all and much more at the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, presented by Akins Trailer Sales! Now in … Read More
[brb_collection id=”16984″] ________________________________________ I need to tell you that I have been ”swimming” & basking, & dreaming through your magazine since 2010 when I first picked one up from Ken Wagner at K&S Saddlery…& I love it. I’ve learned & laughed & planned & schemed… I’ve put events … Read More
Proper Preparation Necessary for Success by Mark Bolender The most important thing a judge should see when you run a Mountain Trail pattern is a partnership between horse and rider. Show a horse that has been properly schooled and trained. Memorizing a pattern will feel overwhelming at first, but … Read More
Vancouver, Washington – March 13, 2017 – The Washington State Horse Expo has, for the first time, hosted a Mountain Trail Challenge on a course built by Mark and Lee Bolender. The March 3-5 event hosted thousands of spectators who saw horses and riders competing in various levels of challenges. … Read More
Worldwide Interest is Growing by Mark Bolender Riding through rugged mountain trails is something people do every day across the world. You never know what kind of obstacles you and your horse might encounter on the trail; you may have to cross anything from fallen tree limbs to deep … Read More
