Cleveland Spring Trail, Blue Range Primitive Area, Arizona During February, 2024, my good friend, Derek Habel, and I made a trip into Arizona for a ride in the Blue Range Primitive Area, in […]

I finished my first saddle! Somewhere around 15 years ago, I decided I would like to learn to make saddles. I began to acquire tools of the trade and bought a number […]

Viking Bags – overnight bagI’m excited to be working with Viking Bags, Elite Sports and Born Tough to try out their products!  Viking Bags makes motorcycle gear, […]

SOLD – Red Curly Opal, Registered Missouri Fox Trotter Mare SOLD PRICE REDUCED TO $8,500 Opal (registered name Red Curly Opal) is a four year old red roan curly Missouri Fox Trotter (foal date Continue reading

SOLD – Grey Penny Lover, registered Missouri Fox Trotter SOLD 07/13/23. Grey Penny Lover is a registered Missouri Fox Trotter maiden mare, four years old (foal date 04/24/2019). She is Continue reading

Finally getting around to finishing the story of my 2019 moose hunt I guess an apology is meaningless here, so I won’t bother. It’s been more than 3 years since my 2019 moose hunt trip to Alaska with Derek […]

I haven't ridden in awhile, but for a good reason… It’s been awhile since I have been able to ride my horses, but for a very good reason. I thought I’d take a few minutes to let my […]

Riding the Superstitions For many years I have wanted to ride some of the trails in the Superstition Mountains, near Phoenix, Arizona. Being an Arizona boy myself […]

My youngster, Trooper, is finally coming of age!

For those new to my blog, Trooper is the son of Chief, my registered Missouri Fox Trotter (now a gelding) and Calypso, a grade Rocky Mountain mare I used to […]

For those who might be planning rides to Bryce Canyon National Park this year (2022), I had some erroneous information recently that private stock had been banned for the rest of 2022 until further hearings. […]

This spring has been a strange one for me. Early this year, a friend and I sat down and planned out a number of major ride plans and several lesser ones as well. We scheduled things out on the calendar, so we […]

I was recently contacted by a new author, who asked that I read her novel and provide a review. I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the story very much. The historical novel, based on the last battle of the Nez […]

Not too long ago, I spent some time with my parents at their home in Arizona. While I was there, Dad and I had a chance to sit and reminisce about some of our rides, pack trips, and other experiences together. I […]

Last week I took one of my annual winter trips to the Saint George, Utah area for some good riding among the red rocks and cedar trees.   I try to make a couple trips down south each winter, because there is o […]

A number of years ago I created this website for the purpose of documenting the information I was researching in preparation for a  huge undertaking: a horseback trip across the western United States, from south […]

I have been working on repairing an antique youth saddle for a young man to whom I am providing some horsemanship training. Last week, as I was trying to adjust the stirrups to fit his little brother, one of the […]

Today, I feel very blessed and grateful.

A couple weeks ago I realized I was again going to have to postpone the next leg of my Mexico-to-Canada horse pack trip, which was planned for this month (May […]

OFF THE MARKET – Chaco, Registered Rocky Mountain Mare Chaco is no longer for sale. The owner has elected to keep her, as one of his kids has claimed her as his horse. Chaco is a Continue reading

I finally got to do one of my “bucket list” rides! I have been wanting to ride Buckskin Gulch for several years now, ever since I first saw a few photos of the spectacular slot canyon and learned it was accessible […]