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By Wendy D.M. Barteluk The Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail is a Canadian I  Heritage Project brought about in an 1982 agreement I between the governments of Canada and British Columbia to preserve the overland route from the Fraser River to

by Raymond Lafontaine Canadian Raymond Lafontaine had the good fortune to travel through a part of Africa on horseback last year. A group of seven had come from Europe and North America to form a contingent of adventurous cavaliers; two

Canadian Horseman presents a series highlighting great trails in five regions across the country. by Karin Apfel The Group of Seven were once quoted as saying, “Canada is a large country, most of it landscape.” Indeed, Canadian horse people are

Canadian Horseman presents a series highlighting great trails in five regions across the country by Karin Apfel For the purposes of discussing the use of public lands for trail riding, there are really two separate regions in both of these

Canadian Horseman presents a series highlighting great trails in five regions across the country by Karin Apfel The prairie provinces are a trail riding Mecca. Miles of open country, either ranch land, community pastures or park land are available to

Canadian Horseman presents a series highlighting great trails in five regions across the country by Karin Apfel In Alberta, the organization responsible for managing trail initiatives is Alberta TrailNet. TrailNet’s board consists of representatives from the Alberta Equestrian Federation as

Horse-Canada presents a series highlighting great trails in five regions across the country by Karin Apfel As expected, beautiful British Columbia provides excellent riding opportunities, especially in the vast, unpopulated north and interior. Although there are well-marked trails around the

by Joel Martens “If I had a boat, I’d go out on the ocean… and if I had a pony I’d ride him on my boat, and we would all together go out on the ocean, just me, out on

by Patrick Field Once upon a time a young(ish) Canadian drove down the road to see the vaunted Bluegrass. His days were well planned, but what about those evenings? It is truly wonderful to see how all of Lexington has

by David R. Bolender A small rivulet of Irish liquid sunshine trickled from my raincoat straight into the small opening at the top of my left riding boot. I could feel the coolness of the rain soak into my sock.