After high school graduation, unlike many of my horse friends who would be traveling to university with their horses in tow, I decided that horses would not play a staring role in my college life. I sold my horse and focused my energies on journalism classes and meeting new friends in college. Eventually, I sold […]
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Equine Photographer Manuela Stefan While I have had the great fortune of horseback riding in some of the most beautiful places in the world during my work as a travel writer, it is some of my online discoveries that are most rewarding. Recently, I viewed Manuela Stefan’s engaging photos of horses when she was on
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Having grown up around horses and boarding my first horse in a 100 acre pasture behind my California ranch-style home, I know to check myself for ticks. What I didn’t know was how much punch a little tick could pack – enough to knock a young professional athlete to her knees and cause a California
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Who doesn’t love the glitz and glamor of fast race horses and fashionable ladies dressed to the nines for the Kentucky Derby? I’ve often wondered where some of those fabulous hats come from and how they come to life. Read about “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”, a 6-month online Derby
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Interview with Equestrian Artist Jessi Sparkman On my last trip to Montana I discovered an Equestrian Artist named Jessi Sparkman. Unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure of meeting Jessi in person. I found Jessi online via Twitter, the micro messaging social media platform. I noticed a #MontanaMoment photo that Jessi had posted on Twitter.
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What is it about girls and horses? That’s what Templeton Thompson wants to know. The country music cowgirl from Texas began horseback riding at a young age and claims she was “country when country wasn’t cool.” With her latest single, When I Get That Pony Rode, rising in GAC’s Daily Countdown, Templeton is all about
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Not one to be considered a shrinking violet, Neku Atawodi likes riding with the boys. In fact, she recently competed on the men’s team at the Miami Beach Polo World Cup in Florida. At only 25 years old, Neku is considered to be a fierce competitor on and off the polo field. She is a
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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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