It should be easier to get to ‘yes’ than this experience in Missouri makes it seem
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What we thought would be an uneventful day isn’t when a truly great hostess has a bad fall.
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Days 3 and 4 are spent gently in delightful Norther Kentucky.
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Day two gives us some Wild West experiences still in Eastern Time Zone.
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Day one teaches us that West Virginia is really big!
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With 48 hours until departure, pre-trip logistics and jitters have me wondering if this is stupid!
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Day Two at Lost River finds us climbing to another stunning ridge but only after a hell-a-scary Juneau spook.
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“Mountain” training for the boys (and their riders) finds us at the beautiful Lost River State Park in West Virginia. Horses perform amazingly though I spend a lot of mental energy worrying about their hydration.
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Antietam, site of the bloodiest day in American history, takes its toll on our horses
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With carriage trails, woodland paths and a multitude of other horse amenities, a trip to Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area in northeastern Maryland shows me there may be some merit in driving north on 95.
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Natural hoof care, a great farrier, and some super sporty red boots for my horse knock one worry off my list of pre-trip jitters. Don’t worry … I still have other things to worry about.
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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.
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To say we’ve had a bit of a setback would be an understatement. Not so great loading after an amazing ride leaves a grizzled cowboy riding a horse down the side of a very busy road in Maryland.
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Years of watching SVU taught me to fear white vans. Only plumbers and creepy people drive white vans. Funny thing -- my horse seems to share this fear, which could make our purchase of a white trailer problematic.
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Planning a trip is almost as much fun as taking it. Setting this itinerary was no exception, but there’s a lot on the line. Get it wrong and it’s not just you suffering when you’ve got a couple of half-ton travel buddies along for the ride.
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Someone who has spent a lifetime in the horse world gets wise to cons pretty early. But, the circuitous route that got me a terrific deal on the perfect towing truck shocked even me.
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I have always been a Toyota truck person. Something about that iconic styling makes a trip to the store feel like a safari. Unfortunately, however, our Tacoma may just not have what I need to do this trip.
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I launched this blog on October 1st. The next day, the man who really started it all, my Dad, passed after a 12-year battle with Parkinsons. He will be on this trip in spirit. It’s exactly the kind of thing he’d have wanted to do.
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Horses have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve ridden horses around the world. Now it’s time to see my beautiful and challenging country from between two ears.
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