Home on the Range in Wyoming at Jackson Fork Ranch Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. While the poem “My Western Home” was originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley […]
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Dude ranch vacations – the phrase conjures up images of cowboys on horseback, dressed from head to toe in straw hats, western styled shirts, denim jeans hidden underneath leather chaps and the required cowboy boots with spurs that jingle when they touch the ground. Many types of horse riding holidays There are many types of
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As I swing open my cabin door and walk across the green lawn to the dining room at Lone Mountain Ranch, I spy a brown and white pinto grazing contentedly in front of a neighboring cabin. I quickly access the situation, thinking the horse has escaped from his corral. I spot another horse from the
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A small heard of miniature horses will soon be trotting over to Jamieson Ranch Vineyards. The Napa, California-based winery has launched the Light Horse Foundation to help autistic and at-risk children with the introduction of therapy horses. Light Horse wine The southernmost winery in the Napa Valley produces Light Horse wine and Reata wines. Priced
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If you are a follower of Writing Horseback blog, you know that I seek out horseback riding vacations when I travel. While I have not attended this particular retreat, it sounded of interest to the equestrian, writer and horse lover on several levels. Who doesn’t love summer camp for adults? This week long retreat near
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As the suburban rumbles along the Montana highway, we leave Missoula Airport behind us and head for the creek. Fly fishermen world-wide know this blue-ribbon stream of water as Rock Creek, home to native trout. Like a fish heading upstream to spawn, we turn the car off the pavement and crunch up the gravel road
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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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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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I was asked what it is like to be an Outfitter in Alaska. It is both the hardest and the most rewarding profession, to be had, I believe. (Have you seen my office? All 13.2 million acres of it?) As I am not sure what that means to you, reading this, I will tell you what
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