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cowboys, Loop Ranch

California Cowboys and Cowgirls

“There is a difference between the average person who can take a picture and the passionate person who sees the picture and can create it,” according to Equine Photographer Sharon Fibelkorn Chapman. “A big difference.” Let’s take a closer look at California cowboys and cowgirls through Sharon Fibelkorn Chapman’s eyes. I discovered Sharon’s equine photography […]

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Percheron horses, "Jackson Fork Ranch"

Percheron Horses, Gentle Giants of Jackson Fork Ranch

Garth and Luke, two giant Percheron horses, go together like salt and pepper. The gray Percherons even look the color of salt and pepper. Miss Manners says that salt and pepper shakers should always be passed together – it’s proper etiquette. The same goes for pulling a horse-drawn carriage; the two horses need to work

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Shelly Rivoli horseback

Horseback Riding at Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite National Park

It is peak season in California’s premier national park, but as my daughters and I amble down the dirt road linking Tenaya Lodge to the Yosemite Trails Pack Station, you’d never guess it. For this visit, we’ve shrugged off the summer congestion of the central valley loop and settled in at the four star resort

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