My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Cyclone Larry a 3-year old Thoroughbred born and raised in Western South Dakota and then trained at the North Dakota Horse Park has been chosen to play Secretariat in the Disney Movie due out next summer.
Read MoreI found this on the Internet. I apologize for not knowing the author. If anyone knows who wrote it, please let me know so I can provide proper attribution! To have a horse in your life is a gift. In the matter of a few short years, a horse can teach a young girl courage […]
Read MoreOliver Townend is having a good year. After winning Badminton on Flint Curtis, he won the Landrover Burghley Horse Trials over the weekend on Carousel Quest with clean cross country and stadium rounds. Read more.
Read MoreRachel Alexandra continues to amaze. Her win in the $750,000 Woodward Stakes was against the boys . . . and against older horses. She is the first filly ever to win the Woodward Stakes. Read more.
Read MoreThe round up of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses began on Thursday. As of tonight, 35 of the herd has been rounded up and 17 have already been returned to the range. The remaining 18 are being “processed”, which includes gathering hair samples for DNA testing and providing contraception to several of the mares. Five […]
Read MoreToday U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan denied a temporary restraining order to halt the roundup of the Pryor Mountain’s wild mustang herd. The round up by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which will begin on Thursday, is aimed at reducing the herd’s population from 190 to 120. The 70 horses culled will […]
Read MoreThe rain we had this summer has had a big (negative) impact on hay yields. Some of my friends who grow their own hay have already concluded that they will need to buy some to get them through the winter. People like me are dreading the surge in prices that usually accompanies a shortage. Two […]
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