Western show classes like ranch riding and ranch trail usually feature obstacles and maneuvers that a horse would face in day-to-day riding and/or working, such as crossing bridges, opening gates, ...

June Pedersen usually sees two or three new riders a month seeking beginner lessons at Castle Ridge Keep Horse Facility for an activity whose popularity has faded in recent years - horseback riding.

ROBINS -- Cindy Beranek and her daughter, Carrie Hoeger, wrangle horses for a living. Beranek and Hoeger worked as wranglers for Camp Hitaga's horse riding program until the opportunity to buy Four ...

For some, it's about the bond that forms between a horse and its rider as they work the ranch, or the beauty and majesty of a horse at full gallop as it leaps over obstacles on a jump course. For ...