http://reinersblog.com/mtnm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:40:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I joined a new forum - D board this week. We were part of a stampeed that left the old broken forum at country supply- horse.com. Our link is  Baywind Farm.http://www.baywindfarm.com/forum/Come and visit sometime. Over 200 active ueser stampeeded from the broken board to the new home,  leaving 30 or ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/new-forum/ The Forest Service has really promoted the Lolo Trail road (Lolo Moterway- dirt road) but not much has been published in recent history about the Lolo Trail. Historical accounts have been gathered together in Lynn and Dennis Baird's book In Nez Perce Country Accounts of the Bitterroots and the Clearwater ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/lolo-ride-2008-continued/       Labor Day weekend we rode the old Lolo Trail with the Nez Perce, Indian decendenets of the 1877 War. Wow.  It was awesome. Its been a dream of mine to get the Nez Perce youth back on their old trail; an anchent trail as old as time. This is our ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/lolo-ride-2008/ The first rule for ride in the dark is do not use a light.      Johnny was comming down Bear Creek after dark with a mule string and a hunter. The hunter kept flashing his small light, then shutting it off. Johnny told him to stop that- but the hunter was afraid of ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/ride-in-the-dark/       Travler is smart. I learned this when he was 3. We were crossing Bear Creek in the spring and the water washed him down stream. I tried to return to the ford. He could not walk upstream on the slippery rock. He told me this by balking. I tried a second  time, for ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/ole-reliable/       Not much. They tell me wet saddle blankets make a horse.  I have 9 horses and I am just one me. I ride when I want to.       http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/how-often-do-i-ride/       under construction http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/control-of-the-feet-clockwork/        Al Dunning had us walk a circle in a corner. The corner has two fence rails to help keep contained. Not that you are going to spill out anywhere at the walk, LOL. Another clinic we rode into the circle with a spiral down circle, and step around (turnaround ) ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/basic-beginner-turnaround/      under construction .              http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/in-the-beginning/ 1) I used my leg aids as taught in hunt seat riding; because I began my riding journey in Virginia Hunt country. 2) I quit using my leg aids. 3) I went back to using leg aids. I found my horses more soft and responsive to my leg. My horse who ... http://reinersblog.com/mtnm/2008/the-leg/