It's been a while!

It has been a while since I have posted on Travels by Horse. It's been a long, windy winter here in the Front Range and our trail system is recovering from the infamous 1,000-year flood. It seems every time I want to get out and ride the weather goes wild or a trail closes because of bad conditions. For me spring can't come fast enough, and it will take some time getting my horse back in shape.

I have had my hands full helping with the Boulder County Horse Association (BCHA) Board and blog, BCHANicker.org. If you live in the Boulder County area this is a wonderful organization to support. You do not have to be a horse owner, you can join and get involved even if you simply love horses and want to see them thrive in Boulder County. The City of Boulder Open Space surveys consistently show that people just love to see and interact with horses on trails around Boulder. They are wonderful creatures to watch and herds have complex and interesting behaviors. Most riders will even stop and let you visit with them and their mighty steeds—simple ask.

This April, BCHA will be holding its second annual BCHA Horse Fair and Annual Meeting at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Barn A, Sunday April 13th, from 10 AM to 5 PM. What's going on?

• Mingle and reconnect with other horse lovers.
• Attend our educational seminars. Learn about camping with your horse from the Northern Colorado Backcountry Horsemens Association and Conditioning your horse presented by Cheryl and Randy Winter.
• Do a bit of shopping we will have some great vendors.
• Learn about horse breeds. This year we will have a live horse breed exhibit. Rumor has it more then 20 beautiful horses will be on display. 
• Do some to -tapping. The Wallpaper House Band featuring Anne Gifford will play from 1 PM - 5 PM. 

For more information and updates on the BCHA Fair please click here.

Happy travels, Linda P