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You love your home trails, but are ready to branch out. You have your eye on that county or state park, or private facility near your barn. You don’t plan to spend the night, just go for a day ride. But it’s still an adventure. To enjoy it to the max, plan ahead with this easy, eight-step guide. STEP 1: TARGET THE TRAIL Select a trail that you can trailer to in an hour or less, so you don’t waste the whole day on the road. Investigate your county’s trails. Contact your county parks department, and ask about horse trails in individual parks. Ask who else may use the trail, such as hikers, cyclists, and motorized vehicles, and factor the information into your planning. Find your county website, then go…
In less than a minute it was all over — the gunfight at the OK Corral. This famous gunfight occurred in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881. The movie Tombstone, starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, is a fairly accurate portrayal of what occurred when Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and company battled it out with the Clantons and McLaurys. If you watched the movie, you know there was a lot more going on during that era than just that gunfight. We wanted to ride our horses to prominent locations of this Western saga. TOMBSTONE LIVERY STABLE Our base of operations was the Tombstone Livery Stable (tombstonelivery.com), located about three miles north of Tombstone. The Livery’s operation includes trailer spaces with hookups, 50 stalls for boarding, three cabins with kitchenettes, one…
What would happen if your barn was protecting all the living things on your property? Take the time now to develop an evacuation plan. It’s your job and your responsibility to come up with a plan to take care of yourself, your family, and your horse. And if you board other people’s horses, the owners will look to you to be the responsible person who takes care of their animals as you would your own. Think about what kind of disasters can realistically occur in your area. If you consider your own particular situation, you’ll be better able to form an evacuation plan that will suit you and your horse. Develop two levels of disaster preparedness—personal preparedness, which will take care of yourself and your loved ones, and barn preparedness,…
