High Mountain Horse: Change!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Change!

Dear friends and readers,

Please note that although I will no longer be continuing to post on High Mountain Horse, I'm still writing (and riding!) and look forward to sharing my new adventures with you. You can find me at GinGetz.com. I look forward to seeing you there.

Warmly,
Gin

More about High Mountain Horse

About Gin
First of all, I am no expert. I have been guiding for only a dozen years or so. I am first generation, and proud of it. This was my choice. I love it. Nobody handed me this knowledge, and nobody handed me the opportunity to learn. I fought for it at times, quietly sought it out at others, through planned moves, career choices, and I must say, reading a lot of books and putting on a lot of miles. And making a lot of mistakes…

That is how I first learned how to pack (it wasn’t pretty). To tell you the truth, that’s even how I first learned to saddle a horse – with book in hand, in secret when no one else was around.

I always wanted a good teacher. The horses have become my teacher. They have been patient, and wise, and simple at the same time, enabling me to learn what I need to each day with them. And likewise, have my teachers included my husband and partner, Bob; my son and inspiration in life, Forrest; as well as our on-going learning and life with our horses.

This blog is an opportunity to share these stories and skills in hopes that others may learn what took me a long while to learn, in hopes that others may amass the knowledge that will allow them to take off on their own and hit the trail. And along this trail, hopefully, help others find a place within them where they can be more comfortable and confident with their horse, and with their self. For me, this has been the hardest skill to learn, one I have to work on more than any other.

So, at best, I hope to help a few of you learn the skills that took me a long time to figure out. At the least, I hope you’ll enjoy reading about our horse adventures as we live and work here, together as a family, together with our horses.

About my family and our ranch
Along with my husband, Bob and our son, Forrest, we own and operate Lost Trail Ranch, a remote guest ranch and outfitting services in the high mountains of Southwestern Colorado, between the headwaters of the Rio Grande and the Continental Divide. We live and work up here with our horses year round, covering a broad range of “equine activities” from breeding and training trail horses, to guiding rides and packing in drop camps, as well a few other unusual jobs we’ll share with you as the season progresses…

Although I’m the one with the words, Bob’s the one with the knowledge. Bob’s been doing this his whole life. It’s in his blood. He is a fourth generation outfitter, and started building his licensed outfitting business here on this mountain well over 25 years ago, guiding day rides, pack trips, drop camps and more. Despite all his years of experience, he’s still open to learning and to new, positive approaches to improve our relationship with our horses.

Thank you for joining us here. I sincerely hope you enjoy!
All my best,
Gin Getz

Please visit our primary blog site, High Mountain Muse, about horses, homesteading, nature and life in the high mountains.

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