Hi everyone- I'm new to this website, and just stopping in to check things out and make new horse friends in the Minnesota area. =)

I'm a Barefoot Hoof Care Practitioner- and trainer as well.
My personal interests are in Endurance, and trail riding mainly- but I tap into cutting and reining on occasion too!

My family and I have one horse at the moment- but will be in the market for looking for another one this next summer!

I look forward to coming on here on occasion and chatting with you all!

Hope you're all having a great day!

How was everyone's 4th of July? Mine was nice and relaxing even though my husband had to work at Walmart on the 4th. We celebrated a bit early with my dad and my sister. So that was a good thing. I hope everyone is having a great summer so far. If there is any subject that you want to chat about or have questions on please feel free to ask them or talk about the topic. We can always find the right answers. Have a good day all. :-)

Hi Marcey. Thanks for joining. What do you like to do? How was your weekend?

I was rooting for General Quarters but unfortunately he didn't win the Kentucky Derby. So will so how Mine Your Bird does in the next 2 races.

Last night my husband and I went to the MN Horse Expo and saw the rodeo. We had a great time at the rodeo. Unfortunately we didn't get much of a chance to see all the exhibits while we were there. I think next year we will go on Saturday. But we had a good time just the same. If anyone is going to the Horse Expo today try and get to the rodeo as well. That is great fun to watch. Have a great weekend everyone.

Anyone who is interested in a horseback riding vacation and want to stay within Minnesota here is information on a place up in Northeastern Minnesota.

Gunflint Lodge
Bruce and Susan Kerfoot
143 S. Gunflint Lake
Grand Marais, MN 55604
1-800-328-3325
info@gunflint.com
www.gunflint.com
Head Wrangler-Mandy
They do have a weight restriction

The rest of the info for the MN horse trails is:

Minnesota Trail Riders Association
P.O. Box 984
Burnsvill, MN 55337-0984
www.mntrailriders.com
There is a $20 membership fee and it includes
a Newsletter Subscription.

For any one who is interested here is a list of horse trails here in Minnesota.

1) Camden State Park-Phone number is (507)865-4530
8 Total horse campsites and 10 trail miles

2) Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park*-Phone (507)352-5111
Cave phone (507)937-3251
55 total horse campsites, 42 reservable, and 23 electric
15 trail miles

3) Fort Ridgely State Park*-Phone (507)426-7840
25 total horse campsites and 13 electrical
12 trail miles

4) Glacial Lakes State Park*-Phone (320)239-3860
8 total horse campsites and 9 trail miles

*Located along or near one of Minnesota's Scenic Byways. For more information visit www.exploreminnesota.com and use the search engine to locate the Scenic Byways page.

For the rest of the list of the horse trails here in Minnesota go to www.mntrailriders.com.

For anyone who is interested in meeting. My husband and I will be attending the Minnesota Horse Expo on Friday. We are also going to try and get to the rodeo while we are there. That would be Friday, April 24th. If anyone else is going that day and is interested in meeting please let me know either here or at MNhorselady39@aol.com. Thanks. Have a great weekend.

I am still working on ideas for the horse camp for adults. Right now the only thing holding me back is the financial part of it. I have also been thinking of having a scrapbooking retreat as well. I would hold that in the Spring. I have also thought about doing a fall trail ride so people can see the changing of the leaves. This would be as well as the summer camp for adults. This camp would be here in Minnesota of course. Anyway these are just 2 of the ideas I have been thinking of.