We now take a brief break from “all ‘War Horse,’ all the time . . . “ If you can’t see the video embedded above, click here. “Winter is coming.” Oops. Wrong show. Share on Facebook
If you can’t see the embedded video, click here to see another trailer for the film version of “War Horse.” As I write this, after a year-long wait, the commercials for the soon-to-be-released film version of “War Horse” have shown up on TV. Glowing reviews from advance screenings of the film have peppered social media. [...]
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Start with a trade show spread over four buildings at a state fair complex. Add in multiple tracks of educational seminars. Mix in a lot of shopping and bargain hunting. Then add a barn full of different breeds of horses. Make it a four-day weekend. Throw in, maybe, 3,000 folks. Welcome to the Massachusetts Equine [...]
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If you can’t see the embedded video click on this link to see a video of a real “War Horse” Sgt. Reckless. A dainty sorrel mare with a lyrical Korean name that translates as Flame-in-the-Morning became the heroic Sgt. Reckless of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War. Share on Facebook
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A video made in 2009 about Noble Horse Theater’s production of “The Nutcracker.” Click here if you can’t see the embedded video. Today is the annual Blog Action Day. Each year, bloggers from all over the world discuss any aspect of one issue vitally important to the human race. This year’s topic? Food. The deal [...]
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For much of the horse world in this northern hemisphere, October is weaning month. Horse breeders separate the mammas and babies who’ve enjoyed an idyllic spring and summer together. The grief, stress and crying will break your heart. And that’s just among the humans. The larger horse farms separate the crying babies and fretting moms [...]
Go get a beverage. Maybe a snack. This one is a bit long. I found a lot of interesting things on Twitter this month. From Burghley to walking horses (no zebras, though) and a lot of juicy stuff in-between, as well as a touching tribute to an equestrian lost. Share on Facebook
The real life star of the Quincy the Horse series of children’s books has a “day job.” Quincy, a 21-year-old American Quarter Horse, works as a therapy horse with his author, equine assisted psychotherapist and clinical social worker Camille Matthews. The second book in the Quincy series QUINCY MOVES TO THE DESERT is out. While [...]
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A while back, mystery author Susan Schreyer asked me if I’d write a guest post for her Writing Horses blog. Of all the topic ideas we bounced around, we settled on how to translate jargon, specifically equestrian jargon, for readers new to horses. The subject, a timely one for me, had come up after a [...]
If you can’t see the video, click on this link that will take you to the Syfy channel’s web page for videos. Do you ever wish TV westerns were still on just so you could see your favorite actors of today ridin’ the horses and workin’ the cowboy hats? Share on Facebook
