___X___1. Keep a riding journal. Take it from me, if you aren't, you'll someday wish you did!
___X___2. Ride in the rain. Several times.
___X___3. See a doe. Lots of times, mostly at Greensfelder.
___X___4. Ride in a group of over 25 riders. At Ken's Halloween Trail Ride in Eureka.
___X___5. Work on a trail during a "trail work day" or help maintain a specific trail.
Hank and I adopted Kaintuck Hollow and work on that trail a few times a year.
___X___6. Camp with your horses for a weekend. At Kaintuck, Swan Creek, Berryman,
Audubon, St. Joe State Park, Paddy Creek, and Glade Top Trail.
_______7. Ride in the snow.
___X___8. See a buck. Small spiked buck at Forest 44 in 2007.
_______9. Ride in a benefit trail ride.
___X__10. Take a novice rider on their first trail ride.
___X__11. Ride during the fall and enjoy the fall colors.
___X__12. Swim your horse during a trail ride. Crossed the Meramec River.
___X__13. If you're a girl and haven't, drive the truck and trailer yourself to a trail.
Did so all the time before getting married.
___X__14. See a fawn. Many times.
______15. Ride at a commercial trail riding place, dude ranch, or cattle drive.
___X__16. Be the lead rider. Always in the lead when riding Majic.
___X__17. Ride in the winter when it's cold. Many, many times.
______18. Ride in a judged competition such as a show's trail class, competitive trail ride, ride
& tie, endurance, or extreme cowboy type race, at least once.
___X__19. Develop and build a trail, whether it's a public trail or one at your farm.
Built a trail on our own property.
___X__20. See a snake. More often than I like.
___X__21. Be a Mentor. Teach a trail riding newbie what you know over a period of time.
Teaching my nieces and nephews, especially my nephew Sean.
___X__22. See Turkey. Several times. One of the few things Majic spooks at.
___X__23. Trail ride at night. Twice. Once at Berryman, once at my friend Ken's place.
______24. Ride an out of state trail. Trail Name:
______25. Try a Letterboxing on Horseback or Geocaching trail ride.
___X__26. Camp with your horse for a week. Camped at Glade Top Trail for a week in 1998.
___X__27. See a Hawk. Lots of times. Mainly Red Tails.
______28. Pick something your trail horse doesn't do well and work on training him to do it well.
___X__29. Ride and camp on a trail with pack stock. Did so in Montana in 1993.
______30. Take a child on a trail ride.
______31. Ride a trail that includes road riding or riding around traffic.
___X__32. Notice where a homestead once stood. Flowers like Yucca plants or daffodils were
often planted near old homesteads and aren't normally native to forests.
Found old homestead remnants at Kaintuck Hollow and Paddy Creek.
______33. See a bobcat.
___X__34. Ride in a parade. (I know, it's not trail related, but something fun to do at least once.)
Rode in the Gasconade Co., Fair Parade in 1998.
______35. See a live armadillo along a trail.
______36. Ride the drag position in a group.
___X__37. See a waterfall, large or small, along a trail. A few times; once in Montana, then at
Swan Creek and Paddy Creek Wilderness.
______38. Camp overnight along a trail, packing everything you need just on your horse.
___X__39. Take a class or see a seminar on something that will make you a better trail rider.
Could be about horse training, learning to pack, or leave no trace principles, etc.
______40. Ride an orienteering ride, with a map and compass.
___X__41. Notice an unusual tree. Like one twisted in a tornado, or one that looks like a haunted
tree, or one that's bent in a very unusual way. Several times in several places.
___X__42. See a vulture while trail riding. Several times, especially at Glade Top Trail.
______43. Make friends, or at least have a nice conversation with a hiker.
______44. Have something happen while you were riding that made you "laugh till you cried".
___X__45. See a wild hog. Yes, at Kaintuck Hollow.
______46. Participate in a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
easter egg hunt, or relay race.
______47. Help another trail rider in need.
______48. Ride one trail so much that you know it like the back of your hand.
___X__49. Start the year out with a trail ride on New Years Day.
Just about every year since 1989.
______50. See a Coyote while trail riding.
______51. Trail ride in early morning fog.
______52. Make friends or have a nice conversation with a mountain bike rider.
___X__53. If you're a horse rider, ride a mule, or if you're a mule rider, ride a horse on a trail ride.
Rode a mule supplied by a friend, Jim.
______54. See someone with a pack lama while trail riding.
___X__55. See a fox. A few times, mainly in the Franklin County Area.
______56. Find a small short trail, and if you normally ride with someone, ride the trail in opposite
directions, so it's like riding alone. That way you know you can ride back to
the trailer by yourself if you ever have to in an emergency. Then when you meet
halfway, you can continue on alone or together the rest of the way.
______57. See an Owl.
______58. Ride a trail once in total silence, to hear all that you are normally missing.
___X__59. Hike a short trail. Yeah I know.... Why? Well, it'll give you a different perspective,
and you might even enjoy it too. Hank & I hike regularly.
___X__60. If for some reason you ever get a chance, try and drive a few cows. It's not as easy
as they make it look in the movies. Tried this once while camping at Berryman
when some cows from the area were loose and walking down the road. Had no
luck....
______61. See a beautiful sunset while trail riding.
___X__62. Ride through, and see the devastation of where there was once a forest fire.
Yes, in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana and at Berryman.
______63. Play trail guide, guiding someone on a trail that you know but they don't.
___X__64. Notice a tree hit by lightning. Lots of times.
______65. Hunt Morel Mushrooms while trail riding. (Do so only if you know what you're
looking at)
______66. See an eagle while trail riding.
______67. See and/or explore a cave along a trail.
______68. See a scorpion.
___X__69. See a lizard. Lots of times.
______70. See a Prairie Chicken.
______71. See an Elk.
______72. Ride in or around a swamp area.
______73. See a groundhog.
______74. Ride in the desert.
___X__75. Ride in "real" mountains. Like Montana, Colorado, Blue Ridge, Etc., Etc.
Yes, Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.
______76. Ride in the Ocean or Sea.
___X__77. See a Road Runner Bird. Yes, at Glade Top Trail.
______78. Ride under a full moon.
______79. If you have a friend who's a hiker or mountain bike rider, take them on a trail ride.
______80. Host a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
easter egg hunt, or relay race, with your friends.
______81. See bats flying around during a night ride.
______82. Catch a glimpse of an owl flying during a night ride. You have to accidentally see this
as you can't hear an owl flying like you can geese or turkey.
______83. See a glow worm while riding at night. Yes they are real and you can often see them
in the early spring.
______84. See a jack-o-lantern mushroom during a night ride in fall. They are bright orange
and glow in the dark.
___X__85. Ride a trail bareback. Yes, a long, long time ago when I was just a kid.
______86. Participate in a trail watch program.
______87. See a chipmunk.
______88. Participate in mounted search and rescue.
______89. Find money on a trail.
___X__90. See a turtle on or alongside the trail. Twice.
______91. See a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
______92. Drive a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
______93. Ride a trail under a new moon when it is pitch black out.
______94. See an indigo bunting.
______95. See an old mine adit.
______96. See an armadillo north of the Missouri River. Contact the Missouri Department of
Conservation if you do, they want to know if they make it across the river.
______97. Cross a wooden bridge.
______98. Ride a familiar trail in the dead of winter and have trouble following the trail because
of leaves over the trail and no clear trail visible with all the undergrowth having
died back.
___X__99. See a duck along a trail. At the Mudlick Trail in Sam A. Baker State Park.
___X__100. See a woodpecker, any species. Many times at many trails.
______101. During the ride, exchange horses with another rider just for fun.
___X__102. Ride through a tunnel or underneath an overpass. Under I-44 in Eureka.
___X__103. If you're a stock-type horse rider, ride a gaited horse on the trail or if you're a gaited
horse rider, ride a stock-type horse on the trail. I've ridden and owned both.
___X__104. Ride in a saddle that is not your normal saddle. (Like an english if you normally
ride western.) I normally ride Austrailian, but I've also ridden english & western.
______105. Ride your horse in a timed event, like pole bending or barrel racing.
______106. Train your horse to do a trick, like bow, kiss, roll a barrel, etc.
Experiences We Lived Through:
(Not cause you wanted to, just that you did and survived it.)
___X___107. Have a run-in with yellow jackets or hornets. About 4 different times.
___X___108. See a bear. Once, a black bear in Montana.
___X___109. Didn't fall off when your horse spooked at something, or nothing, on the trail.
___X___110. Ride a green horse on the trail.
___X___111. See, and your horse deal well with, a motorcycle or ATV while out on the trail.
___X___112. Ride when you're miserable, like when you're sick, hurt, cold, or hot.
I've ridden when I was cold & wet, when I was hurt, and when I'd been
stung a lot by yellow jackets.
___X___113. Jump a log instead of just walking over it. A lot when I was younger.
___X___114. Find your way, after you got lost, during a ride. At Mudlick Trail.
_______115. Flush pheasant while trail riding.
___X___116. Fell off, and got back on right away, while trail riding.
_______117. See a poisonous snake.
___X___118. See a skunk. (Preferably from a safe distance.)
_______119. Flush quail while trail riding.
_______120. Run into something totally out of place, like a peacock or something.
___X___121. Survive a run-in with itch weed or stinging nettle. Had a run-in with a
Stinging Nettle patch in the river bottoms of the Bourbois River.
_______122. See a wolf. Contact the Missouri Department of Conservation if you do.
_______123. See a mountain lion. Contact the Missouri Department if you do. These are
becoming more prevalent in southern MO.
_______124. Fire a gun from horseback, hunting or self-defense.
___X___125. See illegal activity on a trail-- drug deals, meth labs, or illegal ATV use.
Rode up on some guys during a drug deal on a forest road at Berryman
Trail. Also had trouble with a couple guys on motorcycles at Audubon Trail.
_______126. Lose tack out on the trail that was later recovered.
___X___127. Lose a horse out on the trail that was later recovered. While in Montana.
___X___128. Have a crucial piece of tack, like a girth or a headstall, break while on the trail.
Sort of. While riding at Greensfelder, we rode down to Lion's Choice to get lunch
and while there my horse pulled back and broke his bridle. Had to have a policeman
drive me up to the trailer to get it while my riding friend stayed with the horses.
_______129. Have your horse lay down and roll while you're riding.
___X___130. Have your horse try and lay down and roll in water while you're riding. Majic
tried to roll with me in the Meramec River one time.
___X___131. Ride next to active railroad tracks when the train is running. Several times
on Majic, in Eureka and once on Chubb Trail.
_______132. Ride near an airport with lots of planes landing and taking off.
___X___133. Survive an encounter with a mud bog or quick sand. Once, on Majic, while riding
on the bank of the Bourbois River in Union, MO.
___X___134. Ride by a large piece of equipment, like a road grader, tractor trailer, or brush hog
while riding on a trail or back road. A few times with Majic. Passed a tractor
and brush hog along a trail one time, a road grader on a gravel road, and a
backhoe once.
___X___135. Gallop full speed on a trail, either because of racing or to see how fast you can go.
_______136. Ridden the horse-difficult portion of the Mudlick Trail at Sam A. Baker, while
riding a horse wearing 4 iron shoes (or similar shut-ins with only boulders for a
path.)
_______137. Jumped down onto the back of your horse “Indiana Jones style” – from something
higher than his back, like the side of a ditch, bank, etc.
___X___138. Ridden backwards or sideways (as in sitting on the horse facing his tail or with both
legs on the same side of the saddle).
_______139. Ridden sidesaddle on the trail (in a real sidesaddle, not just draping your leg around
the horn on a Western saddle).
_______140. Laid down on your horse while riding bareback, so that your head was resting on
top of his hindquarters but your legs were still hanging down his sides.
_______141. Fell asleep while riding but didn’t fall off.
Missouri Trails I've Ridden:
_______142. Apple Creek Trail.
___X___143. Audubon Trail.
_______144. Babler State Park Trail.
_______145. Bell Mountain Wilderness Trail.
_______146. Berry Bend Trail.
___X___147. Berryman Trail.
_______148. Bicentennial Trail
___X___149. Big Piney Trail.
_______150. Blue & Gray Park Trails.
_______151. Blue Ridge Horse Trail.
_______152. Bonanza Trail.
_______153. Broemmelsiek.
_______154. Bunch Hollow Trail.
_______155. Bushwhaker Lake Trail.
_______156. Busiek Trail.
_______157. Caney Mountain Roads.
_______158. Castor River Trail.
_______159. Cedar Creek Trail.
_______160. Charlie Heath Trail.
___X___161. Chubb Trail.
_______162. Cliff Cave Trails.
_______163. Cole Creek Trail.
_______164. Compton Hollow Trail
_______165. Crane Lake Trail.
___X___166. Cuiver River Trail.
_______167. Current River Roads.
_______168. Daniel Boone Trail
_______169. Deer Ridge Trail.
_______170. Devil's Backbone Trail.
_______171. Duck Creek Roads.
_______172. Eminence Area Roads.
_______173. Flag Spring Roads.
___X___174. Forest 44 Trails.
_______175. Fort Bellefontaine
_______176. Fort Crowder Trails.
_______177. Fox Valley Roads.
_______178. Frisco Highline Trail.
_______179. Gist Ranch Roads.
___X___180. Glade Top Trail.
_______181. Goggins Mountain Trail.
___X___182. Greensfelder Park Trails.
_______183. Grotpeter Trail.
_______184. Henry Sever Trail.
_______185. Hercules Glade Trail.
_______186. Holly Ridge Trail.
_______187. Honey Creek Trail.
_______188. Huckleberry Ridge Trail.
_______189. Hulston Mill Trail.
_______190. Huzzah Roads.
_______191. Indian Camp Creek.
___X___192. J. Avery Ruble Trail.
_______193. James A. Reed Trail.
_______194. Joanna Trail.
___X___195. Kaintuck Hollow Trail.
_______196. Katy Trail.
_______197. Lake Showme Trail.
_______198. Lake Wappapello Trail.
_______199. Landahl Horse Trail.
_______200. Lead Mine Trails.
_______201. Lick Creek Trail.
___X___202. Little Indian Creek Trial.
_______203. Little Lost Creek Trail.
___X___204. Long Ridge Trail.
_______205. Longview Horse Trail.
_______206. McAdoo Equestrian Trail.
_______207. Mingo Swamp Road.
_______208. Monkey Mountain Trail.
_______209. Moreau Creek Trail.
___X___210. Mudlick Trail.
_______211. Orleans Trail.
_______212. Ozark Scenic River Trail.
_______213. Ozark Trail, Between The River Section.
_______214. Ozark Trail, Blair Creek Section.
_______215. Ozark Trail, Courtois Section.
_______216. Ozark Trail, Eleven Point Section.
_______217. Ozark Trail, Karkaghne Section.
_______218. Ozark Trail, Marble Creek Section.
_______219. Ozark Trail, Trace Creek Section.
_______220. Ozark Trail, Victory Trail Section.
_______221. Ozark Trail, Wappapello Section.
_______222. Peck Ranch Roads.
_______223. Peewah Trail.
___X___224. Pike Run Trail.
_______225. Piney Creek Trail
_______226. Pleasant Hope Trail.
_______227. Poosey Trails.
_______228. Prairie Home Trail.
_______229. Queeny Park Trails.
_______230. Ranacker Trail.
_______231. Ridge Runner Trail.
_______232. Riverbreaks Trail.
_______233. Robert E. Talbot Trail.
_______234. Rock Bridge Trail.
_______235. Rock Pile Mountain Trail.
___X___236. Rockwoods Range Trail.
_______237. Route 66 Trail.
_______238. Rudolf Bennitt Trails.
_______239. Sioux Passage Trail.
_______240. Smithville Lake Trail.
_______241. Spanish Lake Trail.
___X___242. St. Joe Horse Trail.
_______243. Sugar Creek Trail.
___X___244. Swan Creek Trail.
_______245. Thompson River Trail.
_______246. Three Creeks Trail.
_______247. Trail of the 4 Winds Trail.
_______248. University Forest Trail.
_______249. Victory Horse Trail.
_______250. Wappapello Reservoir Trail.
_______251. Watkins Mill Horse Trail.
_______252. Whites Creek Trail.
_______253. White Ranch Roads.
_______254. Wilson's Creek Trail.
_______255. Wire Road Trail.
___X___2. Ride in the rain. Several times.
___X___3. See a doe. Lots of times, mostly at Greensfelder.
___X___4. Ride in a group of over 25 riders. At Ken's Halloween Trail Ride in Eureka.
___X___5. Work on a trail during a "trail work day" or help maintain a specific trail.
Hank and I adopted Kaintuck Hollow and work on that trail a few times a year.
___X___6. Camp with your horses for a weekend. At Kaintuck, Swan Creek, Berryman,
Audubon, St. Joe State Park, Paddy Creek, and Glade Top Trail.
_______7. Ride in the snow.
___X___8. See a buck. Small spiked buck at Forest 44 in 2007.
_______9. Ride in a benefit trail ride.
___X__10. Take a novice rider on their first trail ride.
___X__11. Ride during the fall and enjoy the fall colors.
___X__12. Swim your horse during a trail ride. Crossed the Meramec River.
___X__13. If you're a girl and haven't, drive the truck and trailer yourself to a trail.
Did so all the time before getting married.
___X__14. See a fawn. Many times.
______15. Ride at a commercial trail riding place, dude ranch, or cattle drive.
___X__16. Be the lead rider. Always in the lead when riding Majic.
___X__17. Ride in the winter when it's cold. Many, many times.
______18. Ride in a judged competition such as a show's trail class, competitive trail ride, ride
& tie, endurance, or extreme cowboy type race, at least once.
___X__19. Develop and build a trail, whether it's a public trail or one at your farm.
Built a trail on our own property.
___X__20. See a snake. More often than I like.
___X__21. Be a Mentor. Teach a trail riding newbie what you know over a period of time.
Teaching my nieces and nephews, especially my nephew Sean.
___X__22. See Turkey. Several times. One of the few things Majic spooks at.
___X__23. Trail ride at night. Twice. Once at Berryman, once at my friend Ken's place.
______24. Ride an out of state trail. Trail Name:
______25. Try a Letterboxing on Horseback or Geocaching trail ride.
___X__26. Camp with your horse for a week. Camped at Glade Top Trail for a week in 1998.
___X__27. See a Hawk. Lots of times. Mainly Red Tails.
______28. Pick something your trail horse doesn't do well and work on training him to do it well.
___X__29. Ride and camp on a trail with pack stock. Did so in Montana in 1993.
______30. Take a child on a trail ride.
______31. Ride a trail that includes road riding or riding around traffic.
___X__32. Notice where a homestead once stood. Flowers like Yucca plants or daffodils were
often planted near old homesteads and aren't normally native to forests.
Found old homestead remnants at Kaintuck Hollow and Paddy Creek.
______33. See a bobcat.
___X__34. Ride in a parade. (I know, it's not trail related, but something fun to do at least once.)
Rode in the Gasconade Co., Fair Parade in 1998.
______35. See a live armadillo along a trail.
______36. Ride the drag position in a group.
___X__37. See a waterfall, large or small, along a trail. A few times; once in Montana, then at
Swan Creek and Paddy Creek Wilderness.
______38. Camp overnight along a trail, packing everything you need just on your horse.
___X__39. Take a class or see a seminar on something that will make you a better trail rider.
Could be about horse training, learning to pack, or leave no trace principles, etc.
______40. Ride an orienteering ride, with a map and compass.
___X__41. Notice an unusual tree. Like one twisted in a tornado, or one that looks like a haunted
tree, or one that's bent in a very unusual way. Several times in several places.
___X__42. See a vulture while trail riding. Several times, especially at Glade Top Trail.
______43. Make friends, or at least have a nice conversation with a hiker.
______44. Have something happen while you were riding that made you "laugh till you cried".
___X__45. See a wild hog. Yes, at Kaintuck Hollow.
______46. Participate in a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
easter egg hunt, or relay race.
______47. Help another trail rider in need.
______48. Ride one trail so much that you know it like the back of your hand.
___X__49. Start the year out with a trail ride on New Years Day.
Just about every year since 1989.
______50. See a Coyote while trail riding.
______51. Trail ride in early morning fog.
______52. Make friends or have a nice conversation with a mountain bike rider.
___X__53. If you're a horse rider, ride a mule, or if you're a mule rider, ride a horse on a trail ride.
Rode a mule supplied by a friend, Jim.
______54. See someone with a pack lama while trail riding.
___X__55. See a fox. A few times, mainly in the Franklin County Area.
______56. Find a small short trail, and if you normally ride with someone, ride the trail in opposite
directions, so it's like riding alone. That way you know you can ride back to
the trailer by yourself if you ever have to in an emergency. Then when you meet
halfway, you can continue on alone or together the rest of the way.
______57. See an Owl.
______58. Ride a trail once in total silence, to hear all that you are normally missing.
___X__59. Hike a short trail. Yeah I know.... Why? Well, it'll give you a different perspective,
and you might even enjoy it too. Hank & I hike regularly.
___X__60. If for some reason you ever get a chance, try and drive a few cows. It's not as easy
as they make it look in the movies. Tried this once while camping at Berryman
when some cows from the area were loose and walking down the road. Had no
luck....
______61. See a beautiful sunset while trail riding.
___X__62. Ride through, and see the devastation of where there was once a forest fire.
Yes, in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana and at Berryman.
______63. Play trail guide, guiding someone on a trail that you know but they don't.
___X__64. Notice a tree hit by lightning. Lots of times.
______65. Hunt Morel Mushrooms while trail riding. (Do so only if you know what you're
looking at)
______66. See an eagle while trail riding.
______67. See and/or explore a cave along a trail.
______68. See a scorpion.
___X__69. See a lizard. Lots of times.
______70. See a Prairie Chicken.
______71. See an Elk.
______72. Ride in or around a swamp area.
______73. See a groundhog.
______74. Ride in the desert.
___X__75. Ride in "real" mountains. Like Montana, Colorado, Blue Ridge, Etc., Etc.
Yes, Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.
______76. Ride in the Ocean or Sea.
___X__77. See a Road Runner Bird. Yes, at Glade Top Trail.
______78. Ride under a full moon.
______79. If you have a friend who's a hiker or mountain bike rider, take them on a trail ride.
______80. Host a fun trail ride game such as a scavenger hunt, treasure hunt, mounted
easter egg hunt, or relay race, with your friends.
______81. See bats flying around during a night ride.
______82. Catch a glimpse of an owl flying during a night ride. You have to accidentally see this
as you can't hear an owl flying like you can geese or turkey.
______83. See a glow worm while riding at night. Yes they are real and you can often see them
in the early spring.
______84. See a jack-o-lantern mushroom during a night ride in fall. They are bright orange
and glow in the dark.
___X__85. Ride a trail bareback. Yes, a long, long time ago when I was just a kid.
______86. Participate in a trail watch program.
______87. See a chipmunk.
______88. Participate in mounted search and rescue.
______89. Find money on a trail.
___X__90. See a turtle on or alongside the trail. Twice.
______91. See a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
______92. Drive a horse or mule (or team) pulling a cart or wagon on the trail.
______93. Ride a trail under a new moon when it is pitch black out.
______94. See an indigo bunting.
______95. See an old mine adit.
______96. See an armadillo north of the Missouri River. Contact the Missouri Department of
Conservation if you do, they want to know if they make it across the river.
______97. Cross a wooden bridge.
______98. Ride a familiar trail in the dead of winter and have trouble following the trail because
of leaves over the trail and no clear trail visible with all the undergrowth having
died back.
___X__99. See a duck along a trail. At the Mudlick Trail in Sam A. Baker State Park.
___X__100. See a woodpecker, any species. Many times at many trails.
______101. During the ride, exchange horses with another rider just for fun.
___X__102. Ride through a tunnel or underneath an overpass. Under I-44 in Eureka.
___X__103. If you're a stock-type horse rider, ride a gaited horse on the trail or if you're a gaited
horse rider, ride a stock-type horse on the trail. I've ridden and owned both.
___X__104. Ride in a saddle that is not your normal saddle. (Like an english if you normally
ride western.) I normally ride Austrailian, but I've also ridden english & western.
______105. Ride your horse in a timed event, like pole bending or barrel racing.
______106. Train your horse to do a trick, like bow, kiss, roll a barrel, etc.
Experiences We Lived Through:
(Not cause you wanted to, just that you did and survived it.)
___X___107. Have a run-in with yellow jackets or hornets. About 4 different times.
___X___108. See a bear. Once, a black bear in Montana.
___X___109. Didn't fall off when your horse spooked at something, or nothing, on the trail.
___X___110. Ride a green horse on the trail.
___X___111. See, and your horse deal well with, a motorcycle or ATV while out on the trail.
___X___112. Ride when you're miserable, like when you're sick, hurt, cold, or hot.
I've ridden when I was cold & wet, when I was hurt, and when I'd been
stung a lot by yellow jackets.
___X___113. Jump a log instead of just walking over it. A lot when I was younger.
___X___114. Find your way, after you got lost, during a ride. At Mudlick Trail.
_______115. Flush pheasant while trail riding.
___X___116. Fell off, and got back on right away, while trail riding.
_______117. See a poisonous snake.
___X___118. See a skunk. (Preferably from a safe distance.)
_______119. Flush quail while trail riding.
_______120. Run into something totally out of place, like a peacock or something.
___X___121. Survive a run-in with itch weed or stinging nettle. Had a run-in with a
Stinging Nettle patch in the river bottoms of the Bourbois River.
_______122. See a wolf. Contact the Missouri Department of Conservation if you do.
_______123. See a mountain lion. Contact the Missouri Department if you do. These are
becoming more prevalent in southern MO.
_______124. Fire a gun from horseback, hunting or self-defense.
___X___125. See illegal activity on a trail-- drug deals, meth labs, or illegal ATV use.
Rode up on some guys during a drug deal on a forest road at Berryman
Trail. Also had trouble with a couple guys on motorcycles at Audubon Trail.
_______126. Lose tack out on the trail that was later recovered.
___X___127. Lose a horse out on the trail that was later recovered. While in Montana.
___X___128. Have a crucial piece of tack, like a girth or a headstall, break while on the trail.
Sort of. While riding at Greensfelder, we rode down to Lion's Choice to get lunch
and while there my horse pulled back and broke his bridle. Had to have a policeman
drive me up to the trailer to get it while my riding friend stayed with the horses.
_______129. Have your horse lay down and roll while you're riding.
___X___130. Have your horse try and lay down and roll in water while you're riding. Majic
tried to roll with me in the Meramec River one time.
___X___131. Ride next to active railroad tracks when the train is running. Several times
on Majic, in Eureka and once on Chubb Trail.
_______132. Ride near an airport with lots of planes landing and taking off.
___X___133. Survive an encounter with a mud bog or quick sand. Once, on Majic, while riding
on the bank of the Bourbois River in Union, MO.
___X___134. Ride by a large piece of equipment, like a road grader, tractor trailer, or brush hog
while riding on a trail or back road. A few times with Majic. Passed a tractor
and brush hog along a trail one time, a road grader on a gravel road, and a
backhoe once.
___X___135. Gallop full speed on a trail, either because of racing or to see how fast you can go.
_______136. Ridden the horse-difficult portion of the Mudlick Trail at Sam A. Baker, while
riding a horse wearing 4 iron shoes (or similar shut-ins with only boulders for a
path.)
_______137. Jumped down onto the back of your horse “Indiana Jones style” – from something
higher than his back, like the side of a ditch, bank, etc.
___X___138. Ridden backwards or sideways (as in sitting on the horse facing his tail or with both
legs on the same side of the saddle).
_______139. Ridden sidesaddle on the trail (in a real sidesaddle, not just draping your leg around
the horn on a Western saddle).
_______140. Laid down on your horse while riding bareback, so that your head was resting on
top of his hindquarters but your legs were still hanging down his sides.
_______141. Fell asleep while riding but didn’t fall off.
Missouri Trails I've Ridden:
_______142. Apple Creek Trail.
___X___143. Audubon Trail.
_______144. Babler State Park Trail.
_______145. Bell Mountain Wilderness Trail.
_______146. Berry Bend Trail.
___X___147. Berryman Trail.
_______148. Bicentennial Trail
___X___149. Big Piney Trail.
_______150. Blue & Gray Park Trails.
_______151. Blue Ridge Horse Trail.
_______152. Bonanza Trail.
_______153. Broemmelsiek.
_______154. Bunch Hollow Trail.
_______155. Bushwhaker Lake Trail.
_______156. Busiek Trail.
_______157. Caney Mountain Roads.
_______158. Castor River Trail.
_______159. Cedar Creek Trail.
_______160. Charlie Heath Trail.
___X___161. Chubb Trail.
_______162. Cliff Cave Trails.
_______163. Cole Creek Trail.
_______164. Compton Hollow Trail
_______165. Crane Lake Trail.
___X___166. Cuiver River Trail.
_______167. Current River Roads.
_______168. Daniel Boone Trail
_______169. Deer Ridge Trail.
_______170. Devil's Backbone Trail.
_______171. Duck Creek Roads.
_______172. Eminence Area Roads.
_______173. Flag Spring Roads.
___X___174. Forest 44 Trails.
_______175. Fort Bellefontaine
_______176. Fort Crowder Trails.
_______177. Fox Valley Roads.
_______178. Frisco Highline Trail.
_______179. Gist Ranch Roads.
___X___180. Glade Top Trail.
_______181. Goggins Mountain Trail.
___X___182. Greensfelder Park Trails.
_______183. Grotpeter Trail.
_______184. Henry Sever Trail.
_______185. Hercules Glade Trail.
_______186. Holly Ridge Trail.
_______187. Honey Creek Trail.
_______188. Huckleberry Ridge Trail.
_______189. Hulston Mill Trail.
_______190. Huzzah Roads.
_______191. Indian Camp Creek.
___X___192. J. Avery Ruble Trail.
_______193. James A. Reed Trail.
_______194. Joanna Trail.
___X___195. Kaintuck Hollow Trail.
_______196. Katy Trail.
_______197. Lake Showme Trail.
_______198. Lake Wappapello Trail.
_______199. Landahl Horse Trail.
_______200. Lead Mine Trails.
_______201. Lick Creek Trail.
___X___202. Little Indian Creek Trial.
_______203. Little Lost Creek Trail.
___X___204. Long Ridge Trail.
_______205. Longview Horse Trail.
_______206. McAdoo Equestrian Trail.
_______207. Mingo Swamp Road.
_______208. Monkey Mountain Trail.
_______209. Moreau Creek Trail.
___X___210. Mudlick Trail.
_______211. Orleans Trail.
_______212. Ozark Scenic River Trail.
_______213. Ozark Trail, Between The River Section.
_______214. Ozark Trail, Blair Creek Section.
_______215. Ozark Trail, Courtois Section.
_______216. Ozark Trail, Eleven Point Section.
_______217. Ozark Trail, Karkaghne Section.
_______218. Ozark Trail, Marble Creek Section.
_______219. Ozark Trail, Trace Creek Section.
_______220. Ozark Trail, Victory Trail Section.
_______221. Ozark Trail, Wappapello Section.
_______222. Peck Ranch Roads.
_______223. Peewah Trail.
___X___224. Pike Run Trail.
_______225. Piney Creek Trail
_______226. Pleasant Hope Trail.
_______227. Poosey Trails.
_______228. Prairie Home Trail.
_______229. Queeny Park Trails.
_______230. Ranacker Trail.
_______231. Ridge Runner Trail.
_______232. Riverbreaks Trail.
_______233. Robert E. Talbot Trail.
_______234. Rock Bridge Trail.
_______235. Rock Pile Mountain Trail.
___X___236. Rockwoods Range Trail.
_______237. Route 66 Trail.
_______238. Rudolf Bennitt Trails.
_______239. Sioux Passage Trail.
_______240. Smithville Lake Trail.
_______241. Spanish Lake Trail.
___X___242. St. Joe Horse Trail.
_______243. Sugar Creek Trail.
___X___244. Swan Creek Trail.
_______245. Thompson River Trail.
_______246. Three Creeks Trail.
_______247. Trail of the 4 Winds Trail.
_______248. University Forest Trail.
_______249. Victory Horse Trail.
_______250. Wappapello Reservoir Trail.
_______251. Watkins Mill Horse Trail.
_______252. Whites Creek Trail.
_______253. White Ranch Roads.
_______254. Wilson's Creek Trail.
_______255. Wire Road Trail.
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