Trail Meister

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 …

Read More

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. …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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. …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

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 …

Read More

The Most Dangerous Mistakes are Those Not Recognized By Robert Eversole   The advice I usually give in my articles is about avoiding mistakes. But what defines a mistake? And how do you recognize one? After all, one person’s gaffe could be another’s routine. Many drivers, for example, don’t wear …

Read More