Western Riding

I'm interested in taking up horseback riding expressly for big-game (deer, moose, elk) hunting in Lower-48 America be it by a guide/outfitter or by a DIY hunt. I'm age 57. I see a good horse or even a mule as a great 4-leg-drive vehicle for the ...

I pulled my saddle out of storage and it has cracks in the tree, under the fenders. Almost looks like a piece of the edge of the tree might eventually come off, but it isnt cracked the whole way through. ...

I have been looking all over google, just can't find Asking for a checklist for things you need to train a horse ...

I just got my first horse, Alfie. He's a pure Arab, but he's pretty calm. I am an English rider, but I dabble in trail riding and barrel racing - just for fun.
Alfie has never done anything other that w/t/c in an arena, so I'd like to know ...