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Welcome to... The new and improved Traveling with Horses; A directory of Accommodations and Services in the United States for horses and those who love them.
The voice of the traveler has asked us for places to stay with horses and where acceptance and provisions are available to horses as guests and the owners too.
Over the course of time, multitudes have contacted us seeking our help in finding facilities where they can stay and or board for a limited period of time while traveling. Up until now, there has been no solid resource to find a selection and idea of accommodations in this great country of ours.
This is your on line corral; an area for ranches, resorts, stables and many areas available to promote a facility and for travelers to locate all of the many horse friendly accommodations and services available. 
If you would like to promote your Horse Friendly Facility or services that cater to the people traveling with their horses, please contact us so we may add you to the list.
The staff at Traveling With Horses are wishing you many happy adventures!
A Few Tips:
Be sure to focus on where you are going. Don't look at your horses head or at the ground. Horses will follow your focus.
Your confidence travels right through your body into your horse’s. Build your own confidence and you'll build your horse's as well!
Always correct, never punish your horse. That means there can be no anger involved. Horses don't understand anger.
Quotes of the Week!
A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care.
---Pat Parelli
A little horseplay... the way best to enjoy a summer day!
---Author Unknown
A horse is an angel without wings
---Author Unknown
Horses are the dolphins of the plains, the spirits of the wind; yet we sit astride them for the sake of being well-groomed, whereas they could have all the desire in the world to bolt, but instead, they adjust their speed and grace, only to please us, never to displease.
---Lauren Salerno
A good rider can hear his horse speak to him.
A great rider can hear his horse whisper.
But a bad rider won't hear his horse even if it screams at him!
---Author Unknown
The love for a horse is just as complicated as the love for another human being...If you never love a horse, you will never understand.
---Author Unknown
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Tuolumne River Trail
in Yosemite National Park
Ending Elevation: 4,300 Feet
Usage: Moderate
Length, One-way: 20 Miles
Elevation Gain, Round Trip: 4,500 Feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Beginning Elevation: 8,600 Feet
Recommended Season: Summer
Reservation: No
Season: July - Mid-October
Directions: From Arch Rock entrance, drive northward into the park toward the Yosemite Valley. Turn left onto Big Oak Flat Road and travel almost 9.5 miles to Tioga Road. Turn right onto Tioga Road and travel 39 miles to Tuolumne Meadows. Turn left onto the dirt road that leads to the Lembert Dome/Glen Aulin Trailhead. Hike or ride northwest from the western side of the trailhead parking area.
This trail follows the Tuolumne River from Glen Aulin toward the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It leads through the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River then follows Morrison Creek toward Harden Lake. This trail can be used in conjunction with several other trails to create a long backcountry trek.
Begin this ride from the Glen Aulin/Lembert Dome Trailhead or the Murphy Creek Trailhead. Use the Tuolumne Falls or Murphy Creek Trail to reach Glen Aulin. Ride northwestward from the camp along the river. A trail leading to the right is the Cold Canyon Trail. Cross this trail and continue following the Tuolumne River.
The next few miles lead through a glaciated river valley with a flat, wide floor. The trail descends from the camp to the first of a series of cascades along the river. After descending a few switchbacks the trail brings riders to some river side camps. Continue past these and over some flat granite slabs to California Falls. The trail then switchbacks down to the base of the falls.
Shortly beyond California Falls is a smaller cascade continue past it. Descending approximately 600 feet in the next mile the trail reaches the crest of La Conte Falls. Past this cascade the trail parallels the river and descends another 400 feet, reaching Waterwheel Falls. The water in this stretch of river cascades steadily along a granite slab in which the river has cut a deep channel. Deep, linear pools cut by the river abruptly throw water up from the stream. This only occurs in the spring and early summer months when the water flow is very high. Waterwheel Falls is a good ending spot for a long day ride. It is approximately eight miles one way from Tuolumne Meadows and ten miles one way from the Murphy Creek Trailhead to this formation.
For more information on this and other trails in the Yosemite National Park, go to Yosemite Horseback Riding.
For more information about stock use in the Yosemite National Park, go to National Park Service's Stock Use Guidlines and enjoy planning. When you get back from your trip, share your stories and photos with Traveling With Horses - your stories will be featured here!
Take care and Happy Trails,
Trail Riding Sweetheart
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