National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada

The 29th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering —the nation’s greatest celebration of the American West, its people, culture and traditions—will take place January 28 to February 2, 2013, in Elko, Nevada.  The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering features performances of poetry and music from the cowboy and ranching occupation, but also presents exhibitions, films, workshops, dances and […]

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Southern France Horseback Riding Vacation, Domaine des Garennes

Trail riding in ‘La Dordogne’, France: the doorstep to Southern France June 2012: Drove over 6 hours through sheets of rain with my sister wondering why we did not pack any professional horseback riding RAIN gear (cause I don’t own any? I live in Illinois and mostly get to ride in dry and sunny weather,

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Horseback Riding Vacation at North Fork Ranch, Platte River Valley, CO

Dude Ranch Vacation at North Fork Ranch Guest ranches allow city dwellers the chance to breathe deeply of the vast expanses of wilderness that make our country special. They are refuges where generations of family members can come together in one spot for a week and share in wholesome good fun. I’m sitting in a

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Horseback Riding Vacation, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

Horseback Riding in Terelj National Park, Mongolia After leaving from Russia along my Trans-Siberian journey to Beijing, the next stop was Ulan Bator, Mongolia. And with the five friends I’d met in the city that I was now traveling with, we realized a couple of the days in the city was enough for us and

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ExOfficio BugsAway Halo Shirt – Horseback Riding Apparel Review

How to repel insects on a horseback riding vacation Let’s face it. Horse and flies go together like fleas on a dog. I hate fleas, flies, chiggers, ticks and mosquitoes. But I do love horses, dogs and horseback riding vacations.  This week, I’m leaving for the high desert of Central Oregon. I’m going on a

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Estancia Ranquilco Horseback Riding Vacation, Patagonia, Argentina

When you think of a horseback riding vacation in Argentina, many horse lovers imagine watching polo ponies gallop across grassy fields. But this is a horseback riding vacation of a different color on a different breed of horse; a Criollo horse. This isn’t your ordinary horse riding holiday. Some might call it a working ranch

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