thenrie

I retired after 23 years in government service in 2012. Getting back to the things I have loved and wanted to do and have put off for too long. I hope to learn to make my own saddles and tack and to use them to wander around the western United States on my horse. I am currently planning a 3,000 mile ride from Mexico to Canada on the Great Western Trail. As I started my research I was disappointed in the amount, quality, and currency of information available regarding horse accessible areas and trails in the western United States. I decided to try to create an Internet community with common interests in horse packing and trail riding in the western U.S.. In December 2012 I launched the website westerntrailrider.com, so that those interested in these things can find a place for good, current information and good conversation about western trail riding and horse packing without having to search all over the Internet. If that interests you, take a look and join in.