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Riding Trails, Christmas Tree Growing, Cutting Flower FarmingSusan Mora-SchraderMarch 26, 2024Christmas Trees, Cutting Flowers, Horse Lodging, Trail Riding, Farm managementComment

Days 12 and 13 – Across the Great Divide

Crossing Wolf Creek Pass worth it for Pagosa Springs with it’s cute hippy charm and great riding.

Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, Horse People, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 14, 2021Horse Lodging, Colorado, Elk Trace B&B, Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass, Peloton Yoga Comment

Days 10 and 11 – Lesson Learned – Humans are Frail Too

Colorado Springs, a good place to get sick?

Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, Horse People, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 13, 2021Horse Lodging, Colorado, Colorado Springs, WZ Ranch, Food Poisoning Comment

Days 8 and 9 – An Unexpected Connection -- Me and KS

Kansas sings to my ancestral grassland nomads.

Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 10, 2021Horse Lodging, Missouri, Meramec River Comments

Day 7 – A Better Day on the Meramec River

After a long ride, we catch the ‘snipe’ and find a place to take our horses into the Meramec.

Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 9, 2021Horse Lodging, Missouri, Meramec RiverComment

Day 6 – Lots of N-O in M-O

It should be easier to get to ‘yes’ than this experience in Missouri makes it seem

Lodging with Horses, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 8, 2021Horse Lodging, Missouri, Meramec RiverComment

Hot Horses and Heavy Hearts

What we thought would be an uneventful day isn’t when a truly great hostess has a bad fall.

Horse People, Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 8, 2021Riding Trails, Horse Lodging, Illinois, Vandalia, sommers gate farmsComment

Days 3 and 4 in NKY (which is a bit gentler than NYC)

Days 3 and 4 are spent gently in delightful Norther Kentucky.

Horse People, Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 4, 2021Riding Trails, Horse Lodging, Ohio, Caves, Horse Camps, Wild West Comment

A Ghost Town, Cowboys and Caves; and It's only Day 2

Day two gives us some Wild West experiences still in Eastern Time Zone.

Horse People, Lodging with Horses, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 3, 2021Riding Trails, Horse Lodging, Ohio, Caves, Horse Camps, Wild West Comment

John Denver Forgot to Mention that This is a Big Damn State

Day one teaches us that West Virginia is really big!

Horse People, Lodging with Horses, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 1, 2021West Virginia, Highway Routes, Riding Trails, Horse Lodging Comment

Can Horses Lose Their Voices? Please?

Despite traffic, rain, high winds and horse serenades, first ‘away trip’ an amazing success! Even if we weren’t planning to drive our boys cross country, this trip to Valley Meadow Farm in Hancock, Maryland justifies our trailer purchase.

Lodging with Horses, Riding Trails, Itineraries, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderMay 2, 2021Bed and barn, Horse Lodging, Sidling Hill, Hancock MarylandComment