GO CAMPING WITH YOUR HORSE!
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Tie a Highline
A highline (also called a picket line--a line stretched between two trees to which you tie your horse) is a safe and practical tying method while camping overnight with your horse. Click here to find out how to tie a highline, starting with a few preparatory steps.

Give your trusty trail horse a break from the flies with the Amigo Bug Buster from Horseware Ireland, a fly sheet that features Pyrethrin, a bug repellent found naturally in certain types of chrysanthemum flowers, built right into the fabric. More info

Solve Fussiness and Balking on the Trail
Question: I have a gentle 12-year-old Paint mare. She is great to ride, except for two things. First, we ride on many gravel roads with steep ditches, and my horse has a habit of walking very close to the side of the road near the ditch. I am afraid that someday she will trip and fall in, so I ask her to move closer to the center of the road. When I do this, however, she puts up a fuss. The other problem is that when we turn into my 1/4-mile long driveway to go home, my horse doesn't budge. I have tried everything I can think of, from using a whip to sitting in place for hours on end. Usually I just end up leading her back home. Any ideas?
Read the answer here.

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Yearning to get away from it all?  Check out Southwind Riders’ Immersion Retreat, which offers moonlight rides, spa treatments, spiritual healers, gourmet meals--even clawfoot bathtubs and luxurious Out of Africa tents!--in the mountains of Park City, Utah. Your hosts include experienced guides, instructors and communicators. More info