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Best Long Riding and Horse Travel Books: 8 Picks from a Long Rider with 6,000 Miles in the Saddle
I’ve ridden 6,000 miles in the saddle and spent over 1,000 nights on the road with horses and mules, and people often ask me what I recommend they read about Long Riding and long distance saddle travel. A Long Ride is a continuous, unsupported saddle journey of over 1,000 miles. Here are my eight favorites.
Any of these books would make a great gift for the horse, mule, donkey, travel or adventure lover in your life.
Our Tiny Library Up… Continue reading
Why My Wife Isn't Mule Rambling With Me – This Time
“Where’s your wife?” folks ask me when I tell them I’m married.
I tell them that my wife Julia stayed at home.
I explain that I’m riding toward her brother’s home in Idaho. That she’ll come visit me when I get there.
But that’s… Continue reading
Ryan Crick and Opening a Bottle of Strawberry Wine
Tonight the mules and I are the guest of Ryan Crick of Crick Enterprises in Greeneville, TN. Ryan fixes heavy diesel things – think tractor trailers and dump trucks.
Pant Leg Jug Carriers and the Blanket Stitch
Snip, snip, snip go the scissors. Chug, chug, chug goes the sewing machine. I’m down to final preps for my upcoming mule ramble. That means sewing up canvas covers for my water jugs. I’m feeling lonely tonight. Julia, my wife and the only person that ever rode a mule with me on one of my rambles, is not coming on my upcoming Mules West journey.
