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Not-For-Profit Groups: Against the Odds.

Is it just me -or is a big part of the work-a-day horse world seized up in a flop sweat...
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Beauty -Redefined from the Saddle.

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well...
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Climbing Back On-

Riders know this lesson; if you get bucked off you have to climb back on. That’s the rule. Horse or...
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A Filly Writes Her Farrier

Dear Mr. Farrier, Remember me? My friends call me Clara. You may call me Claro d’Luna. Please pronounce it with...
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A Pony for Christmas

Who hasn’t begged for a pony for Christmas? My generation scrutinized the color plates of horse breeds in the H...
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Weathering Colic

There is a front coming in tonight. Clouds are moving low and fast, the wind is howling around corners, as...
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From a Whisper to a Scream.

  "Stop nagging him!” If I am not yelling, I am certainly speaking in a loud, firm voice. How did...
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On Horse Movies: Velvet Brown Lied!

It's the movie National Velvet-and a 12 yr. old Elizabeth Taylor lied. The Man from Snowy River came a bit...
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Dressage Queen in a Parade Saddle

It is a vintage parade saddle, the kind the Lone Ranger rode Silver in.  I am a dressage rider, we...
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Wealth That Money Can't Buy.

Lots of us struggle to balance horses and money. There is an assumption that owning horses is a rich person's...
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