Hugh Trabandt pulls up to the Broadmoor clad in jeans and a white shirt with a brown sweater vest, his spurs jingle and sterling silver initials glisten on the side of his cowboy boots as they catch the light of the sun when he hops out of the pickup truck. His cowboy boots are covered
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What’s better than walking along the beach on California’s central coast? Readers of Writing Horseback know that my response is going to be “nothing beats horseback riding on the beach!” After learning that my Los Osos, Morro Bay horseback riding company left California, I’m pleased to share my discovery of Outback Trail Rides for beach
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Horse lovers will go anywhere to ride a horse or watch an equestrian sporting event. From polo played on the ice in Switzerland to wine country polo in Argentina or on horseback in Hawaii, polo is the sport of kings, played fast and furious. Did you know that this equine sport originated in Persia with
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“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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