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9 Basic Skills for Mountain Trail

August 5, 2020October 1, 2015 by Mark Bolender

Master these Basic Skills to Improve Safety and Scores by Mark Bolender To improve their mountain trail scores it’s important to master nine basic skills. These skills can also be returned to, again and again, to master the variety of obstacles found on course. Ability to move the shoulders …

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High Line Clinic with Robert Eversole (TrailMeister)

August 5, 2020September 7, 2015 by Karen Pickering

A simple, safe and cost effective way to use a high line The last weekend in August found me at Firemountain Trail Course in Sedro Woolley, WA. I love this place and Marilyn is a perfect hostess. She rides, trains and promotes trail safety at her place. She hosts many …

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All About Tail Ribbons

August 5, 2020September 1, 2015 by Northwest Horse Source

How to Communicate with Color on the Trail by Robert Eversole Ribbons are for more than wrapping gifts. These colorful pieces of fabric can be purely decorative, utterly functional, or a combination of both. In the equine world, ribbons can go far beyond the cerulean hued that signifies a …

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Building Your Horse’s Mind

August 5, 2020August 1, 2015 by Mark Bolender

Why Obstacle Training is Good for Every Horse by Mark Bolender Your horse’s mind is an amazing place, but understanding the basics is an absolute necessity in order to effectively train it. The reality is I want to change the horse’s natural instinct, reaction, and teach it to think …

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Your Friend, The Map

August 5, 2020July 1, 2015 by Robert Eversole

Six Reasons You Need a Map on the Trail by Robert Eversole There are many tools that are commonly used to help find your way happily down the trail. While the single most important element in your equine travel toolbox is you, a map of where you’re riding is …

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Building and Mastering a Rock Obstacle

August 5, 2020June 1, 2015 by Mark Bolender

Create Your Own Challenge and Learn Easy Tips for Mastery With a little know-how, a rock obstacle is easy to construct and easy to master. I love this obstacle because it teaches a horse to slow down and think. It will teach the horse to carefully pick up and place …

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How to Experience the Beautiful Life

August 5, 2020May 1, 2015 by Robert Eversole

Ten Tips to Ensure Safe and Happy Trail Riding People often ask me why I’m a trail riding enthusiast. That’s easy. Horse trails are found in beautiful places— places with sunsets tinged with purple; snow-covered peaks piercing the horizon and skies so clear and blue they merge into black. On …

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The Most Forgiving Creature

August 5, 2020April 1, 2015 by Mark Bolender

How Horses Teach Us to Be Better Leaders by Mark Bolender It never ceases to amaze me how consistently the horse remains a forgiving creature. I can’t tell you how many mistakes I have made in training, and how many mistakes I have observed being made, that the horse continues …

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Apps and Maps: Using Your Cell Phone on the Trail

August 5, 2020March 6, 2015 by Robert Eversole

Fun and Easy Ways to Track Riding Adventures by Robert Eversole When I was first introduced to navigating, the tools were essentially the same as what Columbus used back when he sailed the ocean blue, in 1492. For hundreds of years, paper maps and magnetic compasses have been, and in …

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Four Questions to Ask When Buying a Trail Horse

August 5, 2020March 5, 2015 by Robert Eversole

Key Factors for a Successful Future Partnership A new year is upon us. For or a few of us, 2015 may bring with it a new horse or mule. I’m looking for a new trail and pack mount and I’m sure that some of you reading this are on the …

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