We rode out of the dairy farm and went 14 mile to Estanzia, NM to the Rodeo Grounds where we spent the night. There was a little over 10 miles of road-side riding alongside a state highway. This was the first time we've ridden along a road. We had wide shoulders to deal with and the traffic usually slowed down for us. The horses sometimes shied at signage along the highway, but nothing serious. Estanzia has a spring fed small lake in the center of town that is a beautiful little city oasis year round. One horse has now been deemed unfit to continue due to arthritic joints and an unsound mind. So Mary, from Massachusetts, must decide what she's going to do. She is looking now for another horse to either buy, lease, or trade. However, her 16 year old horse is part of her family and it seems she won't be parting with him. We are going to be riding into a rodeo tonight, so more to come!
Posted by: Stephani
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- I am participating in an adventure of traveling by horseback from Mexico to Canada. This trail ride is hosted by the Best of America by Horseback television show. My horse and I have been preparing to travel 15 miles per day for the next 130 days. We will start from Santa Teresa, NM and cross eastern New Mexico, the high plains of Colorado east of Denver, the panhandle of Nebraska, and western South and North Dakota. The horse I am riding, Ali, is a 13 year old Bay Arabian gelding. I have owned him for nearly 5 years and have been training him for trail riding. We have previously ridden in Tennessee, Illinois, Kansas and several places in Missouri. I will be adding to this blog as we make our way toward Canada.
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