by Rose Johnson
Imagine this. You and “Trigger” are in the middle of a tricky trail class. You’ve struggled through a nasty gate and pole combination and loped awkwardly (with at least three rubs) through a serpentine and fan.
Forget about backing into the chute; Trigger is having no part of that. And now, as you approach the box, you’re desperately trying to remember if that 360-degree turn is to the right or left.
Who could possibly have designed such a devious course? If the event is world class, chances are good that the mastermind is none other than the “Guru of Trail” Tim “The Trail Man” Kimura.
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It was a turning point in the history of our family. For seven years, our lives centered around horse shows. With two horse-crazed girls, my wife Jenny and I had grown accustomed to watching our money, our weekends, and our sanity vanish into a vortex of horse show mania. But now, at 17, our daughter Jamie announced she was giving it up, “I want to switch to trail riding, Dad.”
Distance riders from all three disciplines–ride and tie, competitive trail, and endurance–gathered in L’Ange Gardien, Quebec, on an extended Labour Day weekend 2006 to test their skills against Canada’s finest.
It’s the beginning of summer and what better time to load up the horses and treat your family and friends to a horse vacation out in the mountains. Alberta is fortunate to have a number of areas that welcome trail riders.
