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Trail Savvy: Winter Riding Goals

January 24, 2024 by Robert Eversole

Tips for Staying Motivated in the Off-Season Don’t let snow and cold temperatures deter you from pursuing your riding goals. When the wind is howling, the snow is knee-deep, and you can no longer feel your face while gathering your horses from the other side of the pasture, it’s easy …

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Feature: Surviving Winter

June 13, 2023January 21, 2023 by Kim Roe

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Strategies for Barn, Farm, and Arena Every winter I create a to-do list of improvements for my farm that will make surviving the season with horses more bearable. I want to ride and train all winter comfortably, keep my horses fit, and spend less time miserably cold and performing drudgery …

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Willfully Guided: Tips for Making Progress All Winter Long

June 13, 2023November 18, 2022 by Allison Trimble

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Don’t Let Winter Slow You Down Winter riding in the Northwest can pose many obstacles, particularly with horses still in early training. My aged horses and I both feel like the winter is a wonderful time for being tucked warmly inside. It doesn’t hurt any of our feelings to hibernate, …

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