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Today's favorite place is AR/OK. Border/Mount Royal Trail Ride near Chester, AR.  It is reviewed by Teresa.

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This was our first trip to the Mt. Royal Trail Ride in Chester. The weather was gorgeous and cold but the friendship and camaraderie more than warmed us up. The ...more

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Come visit the newest trail added to your database by  .  The Lake Cahuilla Equestrian Campground is near La Quinta, California.  Miles of breathtaking scenic trails within the San...more

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Some Fun Horse Videos

Spirit of Suwannee  Music Park and Horse Camp 
Video from RFDTV's Best of America on Horseback

Old Geezer Productions (These are both more than a few minutes in length so get comfortable and  make sure your boss isn't around)

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Expedition to Santa Cruz Creek A great (and scary) trail story

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Lake Natron Tanzania Horseback Expedition Part 1

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Bad Girls

Dressage Freestyle (Yea, you gotta watch this video, it's really cool.)

Camping at Gettysburg Battlefield

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Dressage & Reining Together

Lorenzo : the Flying French Man...  Uploaded by alatebo

Trail Riding at Four Mile Lake Sky Lakes Wilderness Klamath Falls Oregon

Liza and Erin on the trail

Trail ride on the beach

Trail Riding at Ricochet Ridge Ranch

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Equine Carpal Spavin Treatment.... (thehorse.com) (2/8/2010)

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