What started off as a fundraising quest to produce Unbranded The Film, turned into a Kickstarter campaign to save America’s Wild Horses. Four friends and recent college graduates from Texas A&M University rounded up a team of wild mustangs and took them on a 3,000 mile cross country journey, from Mexico to Canada, to raise
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Linda Ballou is a travel writer. She has penned a travel collection in addition to articles for Examiner.com and her blog, http://LindaBallouTalkingtoYou.blogspot.com. She has also written a historical novel, Wainani. The Cowgirl Jumped Over The Moon revolves around the riding world, both jumping and trail riding in the Sierra Nevada, a world that Ballou has
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When you think of Brooklyn, horseback riding is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. I grew up fifty miles from the city in a small town on Long Island in an area zoned for horses; the lady down the street kept two on her property that I spent countless hours gazing at
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“Horses are good mirrors. They allow us to see reflections of ourselves and our behavior. Unlike people, horses don’t stay in uncomfortable relationships. They either walk away or lean in,” said Jill Rivoli founder of New Perspectives, an Equine Perspective workshop previously offered through Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California. I had the opportunity to
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Before there were beautifully manicured mounds of lavender swaying in the breeze, there were cows grazing beneath Coastal Live Oak trees strewn with Lace Lichen. Cowboys looked after their herds of cattle and cow dogs trotted alongside the horses while keeping stray calves in sight. Today, you may not see the cattle, but meander past
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I consider Lake Tahoe a popular California playground, open year round to the young and old. One of my favorite activities to do in the high sierras is horseback riding. I’m not the only one that enjoys exploring the Tahoe National Forest from the back of a horse. Alpine Meadows Stables offers experienced guides and
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Have you ever dreamed of galloping across the top of the world beneath the bluest of skies plumped with billowing clouds? Imagine green and gold spires poking through those clouds and a wild wind whipping your spirits as you canter on with a racing heart. Now, breathe in crystalline air as you fall in sync
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Good, clean fun is what Melissa Mallory of Redding, California calls the Redding Rodeo. Now in its 67th year, this annual equestrian event offers everything from bareback riding to Budweiser Clydesdale horses, mutton busting and Asphalt Cowboys. What’s mutton busting you might ask? Children, ranging in ages from six to seven years old, ride the
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts,” those words, written by William Shakespeare, were probably never uttered on film by William S. Hart. Known as a famed silent-film actor in the beginning of
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