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Barbara D. Livingston’s horse photography inspires many of us horse enthusiasts. Her 2002 book Old Friends is the source for the name of one of my very favorite equine retirement facilities.
So, when Eclipse Press offered me a chance to review her book (more [...]
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I had another post ready to go today. But a story came into my Inbox, and I must speak up.
Mounted police units all over the US tend to be the first cutback in municipal expenses. Boston’s, the nation’s oldest, closed last year. Other smaller cities have dropped their units.
But what has me so riled up [...]
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Video of a Shire and a pony performing dressage moves together
I bet no one slept through this, like Hong Kong spectators reportedly did during the Olympics dressage competition.
Remember when I talked about putting the show in “horse show?”
This demo is another example.
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One thing about the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration cannot be denied.
The Celebration, after 70 years, does a good job at putting the “show” in “horse show.”
Despite the recession and the controversies that shadow the breed’s shows, this year’s Celebration drew nearly 200,000 people over the eleven days of events.
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Let me count the ways. I blog about it. I sign petitions for “racinos” to beef up purses and breeders supplements. When I do get to go to the track, I eat all my meals there and shop in the gift shop, too.
Plus, I recently spent 40 minutes answering questions for a telephone survey about [...]
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Journalist and human rights activist Rupert Isaacson knew something was up from the [...]
We’ve had a lot of company lately.
Although things have slowed down now since the Triple Crown races have finished, we’ve had a lot of drop-in visitors in the past six weeks.
Our stats here have paralleled TV ratings, although our numbers are nowhere near as high.
Still, which race do you think drew the most people to [...]
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Trailer for Dollhouse episode “Haunted”
We do love seeing horses on TV and in the movies. And we don’t ever want to be too picky and discourage Hollywood from including them in storylines.
But that doesn’t mean that we can’t have some fun. Those little details that only horse people can spot make for “The Horse Movie [...]
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