“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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A lot of pressure is put on parents when it comes to planning the ultimate family vacation. I know this from first-hand experience with my own children. A dude ranch vacation appeals to all family members, especially if it involves horses, water for swimming and mom and dad don’t have to cook or plan meals.
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Who doesn’t love puppies and horses? Growing up with Labrador Retrievers and Quarter horses, I know a thing or two about the spell dogs and horses cast on young girls. Girlfriends and boyfriends may come and go, but your dog and your horse will always be your first love. So of course, my eyes welled
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As my car left Houston Airport, paved freeways and tall buildings gave way to back country roads, wood planked front porches with chairs gently rocking in the breeze and American flags fluttering from their poles. Driving up to the gated Inn at Dos Brisas, one can image cowboys herding cattle from as far away as
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Perhaps you grew up riding horses and have since moved away to the big city? Maybe you always wanted to own a horse, but your family couldn’t afford the expense. Or you went on a horseback riding vacation as a young child, loved being around horses, but work, life and family got in the way?
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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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Hawaii, the land of Paniolos or Hawaiian cowboys. There is nothing like a horseback riding vacation on the Hawaiian islands; scenic vistas, the salty sea breeze, good horses and miles of riding trails. I’ve been fortunate to go horseback riding on several Hawaiian islands; the Big Island, Hana, Kauai, Maui and Oahu. This was my
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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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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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