Articles Tagged '50 State Trail Riding Project'

50 State Trail Riding Project

Horseback Riding Kentucky’s Green River Lake State Park

Looking for a great weekend getaway with your trail horse? Green River Lake State Park near Campbellsville, Kentucky, is one of my favorite trail riding locations–– part of the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. by Janis Flynn, Lancaster, KY Green River Lake State Park co...

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Horse Riding Bussey Point Recreation Area in Lincolnton, Georgia

Learn about Bussey Point horse trails, which were created by horseback riders, for horseback riders, and are a hidden gem in Georgia, part of the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. by Linda Antopolsky Located between Augusta and Lincolnton, Georgia, is a hidden gem of horse trails on ...

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Kentucky Horse Trails at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

Something for Everyone in the Heart of the Bluegrass from Janet Eaton of the Fort Harrod Back Country Horsemen for Equitrekking's 50 State Trail Riding Project. by Janet Eaton Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Harrodsburg in the central region of Kentucky offers more than 3000 acres of ...

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Horseback Riding the Florida Greenway– Shangrila

In the mid-1980s the State of Florida started a project to set aside public land for conservation and recreation purposes. Linear trails, or greenways, long and narrow strips of land many times following abandoned railroad right-of-ways, stretch from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. Johns River, occu...

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Equestrian Tips for Trail Riding Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest

Avid trail rider Connie McNabb shares the beauty of Southern Illinois’ geologic wonder–– Shawnee National Forest with the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. By Connie McNabb To say trail riders new to exploring Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois are surpris...

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Riding in Lincoln County’s White Mountain Wilderness, New Mexico

Caroline McCoy, who rides the White Mountain Wilderness and the Fort Stanton Trail system almost every week of the year on her Quarter Horse mare, shares photos from Lincoln County's White Mountain Wilderness in New Mexico, as part of the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. photos an...

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Horseback Riding Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Arizona

Longtime rider and horse breeder Lynn Kelley shares great horse trails in Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Arizona, part of Equitrekking's 50 State Trail Riding Project. “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” —- N...

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Horseback Riding McDowell Mountain Park Trail in Arizona

Longtime equestrian and Marchador breeder Lynn Kelley showcases the McDowell Mountain Park Trail in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. by Lynn Kelley Adjacent to the Scottsdale Preserve is McDowell Mountain Park with similar terrain and well-mark...

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Trail Riding Virginia’s Northern Shenandoah Valley and Beyond

A member of the Shenandoah Trail Riding and Horseman's Association highlights her favorite Virginia horse trails in the Northern Shenandoah Valley, George Washington National Forest, Blue Ridge Mountains, Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area and beyond for the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding...

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Riding and Packing in the Beautiful Bitterroot Valley in Montana

Kathy Hundley of the Selway-Pintler Wilderness Back Country Horsemen reveals beautiful places to horseback ride in the Bitterroot Valley in southwestern Montana, part of the Equitrekking 50 State Trail Riding Project. By Kathy Hundley The Bitterroot Valley of southwestern Montana has...