Western trail

Use these tips from trail experts to perfect your backing technique.

If the idea of guiding your horse through a series of obstacles sounds fun, you’ll probably enjoy trying a western trail course.

Lay out a box or two of 12-foot poles to practice trotting and loping through…

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Trail Riding, Quarter Horse, Montana

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Training your horse to maneuver through and over various western trail class obstacles will also teach him to calmly negotiate many, if not most, natural obstacles found out on the trail. As a bonus you’ll discover that your own horsemanship skills will sharpen, which in turn will fine-tune your horse’s response to cues. “We like […]

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Judging Horse Events – Trail – Extension Horses

When done properly, a pinwheel obstacle within a trail pattern should look effortless. The reality is that the pinwheel is one of the more challenging obstacles you’ll see in a trail class. But it should only be done after you’ve gone through basic trail obstacles and have given your horse time to get comfortable navigating over multiple poles.