Horseback riding should be taken as a beautiful and rewarding activity, but fear can often stand in the way of new riders. For instance, fear of falling, losing control, or just the overall ...

Vivian Tognazzini smiles as she rides a pony at Waller Park in the Santa Maria Valley. Pony rides have been provided at the park since the late 1960s, hosting generations of youngsters. Credit: Janene ...

A spritely woman leading a white horse waves at me from a perfectly suburban street corner in Burbank looking like an ethereal ghost of rodeos past. Instantly, I know it’s Tarrah Barbour, who invited ...

If you want to know what it was like to travel this legendary trail, there’s only one way: get on a horse and follow all 2,000 miles of it. That’s what writer Will Grant did, retracing the route from ...