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BULGARIA RIDE – BULGARIAN BITS

BULGARIA RIDE – BULGARIAN BITS

Some final thoughts from Bulgaria.

ROC, International Travel, Historical Sites, Horse Training, Riding ExperiencesSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 16, 2026Bulgaria, Balkans Comment

BULGARIA RIDE – COMING DOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN

BULGARIA RIDE – COMING DOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN

Two bits of wisdom are found coming down the mountain

ROC, International Travel, Historical Sites, Horse Training, Riding ExperiencesSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 14, 2026Bulgaria, BalkansComment

BULGARIA RIDE – TRAVERSING THE SPINE OF A SLUMBERING PREDATOR

BULGARIA RIDE – TRAVERSING THE SPINE OF A SLUMBERING PREDATOR

We climb to 2000 meters and traverse the spine of the Bulgarian Balkans.

ROC, International Travel, Historical Sites, Horse Training, Riding ExperiencesSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 12, 2026Bulgaria, BalkansComment

BULGARIA RIDE – CLIMB TO THE FAIRYTALE LAND OF THE HIGH BALKANS

BULGARIA RIDE – CLIMB TO THE FAIRYTALE LAND OF THE HIGH BALKANS

Under threatening clouds we climb into the High Balkans and find a fairytale land of floating skulls, benevolent inn-keepers, and wild forest horses.

ROC, International Travel, Historical Sites, Horse Training, Riding ExperiencesSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 8, 2026Bulgaria, Balkans Comments

BULGARIA RIDE – A SHOT OF WHISKEY MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER

BULGARIA RIDE – A SHOT OF WHISKEY MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER

A change of mount — a shot of whiskey — and the prospects for my trip in the Balkans suddenly seem a lot brighter.

ROC, International Travel, Historical Sites, Horse Training, Riding ExperiencesSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 7, 2026Bulgaria, Balkans, Weightlifters, Roman ruins, ThraciansComment

The America Found Off the Highway

The America Found Off the Highway

Horses get you off the off-the-highway strip and show you a slice of America that's often overlooked.

ROC, Historical Sites, Small TownsSusan Mora-SchraderOctober 6, 2024The South, Horse motels, Small towns, Georgia, I75, Peanut farming, Cotton farmingComment

Morocco -- Entering the Realm of the Amazigh

Morocco -- Entering the Realm of the Amazigh

Moving south into the land of the ‘Berber’

International Travel, Historical Sites, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderSeptember 15, 2023Morocco, Berber, Amazigh, Deserts, Sahara, GladiatorComment

Day 1 -- Just Like Budda, the Un-Blue, Balls or No Balls

Day 1 -- Just Like Budda, the Un-Blue, Balls or No Balls

Musings on getting ready, war, and testicles

Historical Sites, Riding Trails, Trip Prep and Logistics, Riding Experiences, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 19, 2022Road Trips, Trail Rides, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Civil War, Horse Breeding, SNL Comment

Pagosa Springs Postscript

Pagosa Springs Postscript

Pagosa Springs continues to deliver and road to Moab a beauty.

Horse People, Historical Sites, Itineraries, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderAugust 16, 2021Colorado, Pagosa Springs, Peloton Yoga, Utah, MoabComment

Antietam: That Thumping Isn't Cannon Fire

Antietam: That Thumping Isn't Cannon Fire

Antietam, site of the bloodiest day in American history, takes its toll on our horses

Riding Trails, Horse Health, Historical Sites, ROCSusan Mora-SchraderJune 26, 2021Maryland, Antietam Battlefield, Thumping, Electrolytes