Did you know that author Jack London was fond of horses; particularly Draft horses? Jack London loved horses and included them often in his later writings. During the early 1900’s, when horses were being displaced on farms by tractors and trucks, Jack preferred to rely on horses. At times, he had as many as 50
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Whether you ride English or Western, for pleasure, endurance ride or show, you know a rider must always be prepared to get dumped from her horse. In fact, as of April 1, 2013, helmets only will be the rule for all United States Equestrian Federation events. Some equestrians have more experience on how to properly
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Next time you need a line dancing partner, grab a horse, not a cowboy! Enjoy this video of a horse performing some fancy footwork. This horse dancing video is not my own.
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Howdy, and if I could follow that with a handshake I would. I like a good handshake and to look someone in the eyes; in my circle them two mean a lot. I’m a cowboy, a cook, a writer, a dishwasher and a purveyor of words that sometimes rhyme. I’ve cooked for legends and those
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Do you have one of those bumper stickers or license plate frames that says, “my other car is a horse?” Horse owners and lovers are proud of our bond with horses. As a youngster, I drew horse heads on all of my notebooks and collected model horses and horse postcards. Now, I go on horseback
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If you ask me, Nature never meant for horses, camels, mules and donkeys to be ridden. If it had, these animals would have come equipped with handle bars or steering wheels and humans would have been naturally bandy-legged. But this is a purely personal point of view. And here’s why. Camels are horses designed by
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Anyone that loves horses will tell you; once you’ve fallen in love with horses, there’s no turning back. Horses capture your heart, as they did to country music artist Jaida Dreyer. The self-proclaimed “horse-crazy” little girl was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and raised in the one stop sign town of Latimer, Iowa…population 303. Her
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Horseback riding in Hana, Hawaii means more than climbing in the saddle and going for a trail ride. Hana, Maui is rich in Hawaiian culture and talking story. When you go horseback riding at Travaasa Hana Riding Stables, you might be riding with a paniolo, (Hawaiian cowboy) or in my case, a paniola. My trail
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Take a horse and carriage ride through the streets of Seville, Spain. Starting at Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, the horse-drawn carriage will carry travelers by all the important sights in Seville, Spain. Related Post: Cozmel, Mexico Horse Drawn Carriage
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