Interested in seeing wildlife on your next horse ride? Here are three great places to spot some of the world's most colorful wlidlife on horseback. by Darley Newman One of the benefits of traveling on horseback is that you can unobtrusively move through nature. Animals often are not as afr...

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Horse riding, line dancing and food on a Colorado Dude Ranch Vacation at Wilderness Trails Ranch. by Darley Newman There are a lot of great Colorado dude ranches, where single travelers, couples and multi-generational families can saddle up and ride the West. On a road trip through Colorado, I...

My tour of Mackinac Island, Michigan in a horse drawn carriage with island local Don Eckhardt and his Friesian horses while filming for Equitrekking.  by Darley Newman Don Eckhardt and his wife Lisa, teach riding and driving skills to many of the Mackinac Island cottage owners. Being that...

Equitrekking is excited to team up with Utah outfitter Pat Kearney of Hondoo Rivers & Trails to donate a dream riding vacation to the Washington International Horse Show's (WIHS) Silent Auction. A lucky WIHS attendee will get to explore Utah’s Canyonlands with Pat, who’s been...

Equitrekking is traveling to Michigan this week to film for a brand new episode. by Darley Newman We are excited to film a new episode of Equitrekking this week in Michigan! We've picked the Upper Peninsula as our focus, and we'll be filming in and around Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace a...

Since we recently profiled Donna Ponessa in Donna Ponessa’s Paralympic Equestrian Dressage Dreams, an excerpt from For the Love of the Horse, Amazing True Stories About the Horses We Love, Volume IV by Ann Jamieson, I thought we should share a follow up on how Donna Ponessa and Rosie pe...

We are so excited that PBS stations across the nation are scheduling our new Equitrekking episodes, including our awesome Botswana episodes. The new season, "Equitrekking Adventures" includes two episodes filmed in Botswana, Africa, and episodes from Belize, Costa Rica, Southern Quebec, Texas...

Experience fly-fishing at a Wyoming dude ranch. by Darley Newman I am a beginning fly-fisher. I've had one lesson in Wyoming prior to T Cross Ranch, a historic Wyoming dude ranch. Though it was a spot well known for great fly fishing, I did not catch anything. The instructor didn't eit...

Pony Trek through Scotland's Highlands at Blair Castle by Darley Newman At Blair Castle in Blair Atholl, I took off with guides Vicki and Hamish on an all day ride in the rugged and romantic Highlands.  I rode Gorm, which means blue in Gaelic, an eleven-year-old Highland Pony. Gorm ...