For horse hobbyists, trail riding and horse camping provide opportunities to take your animals into rambling and challenging terrain, test your mettle against unexpected circumstances, changing weather, local fauna and generally rough it overnight with your trail companions in a tent or trailer while your horses munch dinner in a corral. What if this […]
Category Archives: Horses Out and About
Being Photo bombed by a horse….
We are adding more video to our marketing of the equine real estate industry here in Oregon. So I was messing around shooting a few clips last week, when my horse decided she wanted to be on camera…. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCJA8SBxJls[/youtube] If we can help you buy or sell acreage or equine real estate in Oregon, […]
Future Investments in your Oregon Horse Trails
Do you trail ride or go horse camping in Oregon? Do you ever wonder how those wonderful routes and campsites came to exist? It’s not magic or happenstance. Hours of hard work and dedication are the fuel for creating many of Oregon’s best horse riding destinations. Consider a type of pay it forward effort by […]
Horses Lead to Adventures in Oregon
Introducing people to a horse-rider relationship and recreating positive past horse experiences as well as building new ones is the goal of Jahn Hoover’s business Into The Wild Equine Adventures. Located in Mill City, Oregon in the heart of the mid-Willamette Valley Cascade Range, this trail riding enterprise offers inexperienced as well as past-experienced riders […]
Dressage Facilities with Show and Clinic Schedules
Whether you ride, study or just watch dressage, there are a number of facilities that offer venues for these activities. The Oregon Dressage Society organizes into regions of the state: North covering the Portland Metro area to the coast, Central covering the Salem and Willamette Valley area, East is all areas east of the Cascade […]
Recycled Rails for Riders
What does recycling have to do with horseback riding? The idea of recycling old train track beds began about 50 years ago in the Midwestern states. As railways began to lose their economic advantages, they abandoned their track system and pulled up the iron railings, leaving level, hard-packed strips of land accented with bridges, tunnels […]
Miller Brothers Ranch Horse Trail Salem Oregon
Horse trail in Salem Oregon. The Miller Brothers Ranch, east of Salem, Oregon is a privately owned 100-acre ranch with horse boarding stables on the property. In an interview with the owner, Dan Miller, it was described as “six miles of rough trails covering level and hilly terrain with brush along the trail sides and […]
Trail Riding 101
By guest writer Kathy Christiansen about her first trail riding experience…… Horses and girls. It is a mysterious attraction. My sisters had horses for a time and I always enjoyed being around those alfalfa-breath beasts. I even convinced a cowboy at the State Fair to let me ride his quarter horse in the arena. […]
Horse Camping at Willow Prairie Campground
Horse camping in Oregon takes a tremendous amount of pre-planning and effort to haul not only yourself but your animals into the wilderness. Yet the effort is well worth it when you arrive at a campground such as Willow Prairie, about one and one half hours east of the Grants Pass-Medford area. The campground takes […]
Equestrian Living Newsletter for Oregon
Looking for a place to advertise your tack, trailer or horse for sale? Maybe you have an equine-related business and need to spread the word! Equestrian Living is a FREE enewsletter for horse folks in the greater Willamette Valley area. You can submit your free text ad or sign up to receive the monthly issue. […]
