Want more quality time as a family? Wish your city slicker kids could intereact with animals and spend time outdoors? Wonder if you child can go cold turkey and live for a week without online games, Facebook and other high-tech entertainment? Many parents find dude ranch vacations a good choice fo...

The Equestrian Vagabond rides Gaited Horses in the Lusk Creek Wilderness in Illinois with some 'Gaiter' friends. Article by Merri Melde Photos of Merri by Genie Stewart-Spears The Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois might look flat and boring from above (like from a Cessna 40...

Sergeant Erik Eide patrols the City of Detroit with the help of horses. by Karen Braschayko Imagine if at your job your horse was your partner, carrying you across streets and through crowds, working with you to spot trouble and protect citizens. For Sergeant Erik Eide, a horse lover since c...

During my four-night stay at Tanque Verde Ranch, I loped along dusty trails, hiked past the largest cacti in North America, and indulged in exquisite fare.  by Jocelyn Pierce On the eastern edge of Tucson sits Tanque Verde Ranch, a delightful guest ranch resort surrounded by the Rincon Mo...

From the cottonwood banks of the Rio Grande to the canyons of the Gila National Forest, explore New Mexico on horseback in this photo journey. Riding in the Southwest, you can discover varied scenery, including arid mesas, rose-colored deserts, forested mountains, white sands and rugged canyons....

A rider finds an exciting dose of adventure and the good life on a Bazil riding vacation in rural Santa Catarina. by Jec Aristotle Ballou Most fantasies are better left unlived in order to remain idealized and dreamy without disappointing us in flawed real life. As it turns out, the cowb...

Snow-capped mountains, glacial lakes, rushing rivers, peaceful prairies... Check out the scenery on a photo journey through dude ranches in Big Sky Country! With Glacier National Park, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Yellowstone National Park, there are lots of reasons to ge...

Photographer Manuela Stefan takes us to meet the Hutul horses in the Northern Carpathians in Romania. I was born and grew up in Romania. I often travel back to visit my family and friends. Last December was a bit different. I went home with the intention of finding and photographing so...

Riding the tropical, jungle-covered mountainsides to a secluded waterfall in Costa Rica. by Corinne Brown Most Americans think of Costa Rica as a tropical getaway; a place, to fish, sail and surf. It’s touted as a Central American paradise with miles of coastal beaches and crystalline wa...

Chip Ward, me and Greg Barna Honored with Nominations for Writing, Photography and Outstanding Travel Program! We are over the moon excited to announce that Equitrekking has been honored with three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Single Camera Photography (Greg Barna), Outstanding...