Everything the equestrian needs to know before hitching
up their trailer: concise directions, ease of parking, trail maps and
conditions, facility descriptions, and photos. Nineteen trails,
on-the-road sources for veterinarians, safety and first-aid sections.
Paulette Mouchet is the author of the series,
Horseback
Riding Trails of Southern California, the first-of-a-kind guide to
riding trails around the southland. Born in 1957, Ms. Mouchet moved
to Southern California at the tender age of 9 months and has lived
there ever since.
Like many horse-crazy children, Ms. Mouchet collected model horses and
dreamed of having her very own horse. At the age of eleven, she
joined the California Cavalry Command (CCC), an organization that
celebrated horsemanship and the ideals of the Civil War U.S. Cavalry.
Ms. Mouchet rode with the CCC for two years, learning teamwork and
basic riding skills. On her thirteenth birthday, her childhood
fantasy of horse ownership became a reality.
Through her junior and senior high school years, Ms. Mouchet rode
almost every day. From 1975 through 1985, she managed a horse ranch
where she continued to ride and enjoy horses. During this time, she
received her bachelor's degree from California State University at
Northridge and took horsemanship and horse management courses at
Pierce Community College.
After marrying in 1978, Ms. Mouchet and her husband bought property
near the Antelope Valley, which offers access to many riding trails.
Ms. Mouchet continues to ride and learn from experts such as Buck
Brannaman, teacher of resistance-free horsemanship.
Ms. Mouchet is a member of Equestrian Trails, Inc., Backcountry
Horsemen of California, the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council, and
the Antelope Valley Trails, Recreation, and Environmental Council.
She and her husband and two Peruvian Paso horses, Centella and Sam,
explore new trails each month.