Ireland’s Forgotten Cowboys

Ireland’s Forgotten Cowboys Horse & Rider Living (HRL) is pleased to announce the publication of “Ireland’s Forgotten Cowboys,” a featured article authored by CuChullaine O’Reilly, founder of the Long Riders Guild.  Cowboys are as American as apple pie, but few of us know where that pie originated.  O’Reilly has enlightened HRL readers as to the…

How to find the right retirement home for your horse

How to find the right retirement home for your horse. This shared post is from StreamHorseTV’s Equine Business Series. Its author, Emily Cales, asks and seeks answers to three very good questions: Do you have a proper plan for your horse’s future? How do you responsibly retire your horse? Where do you even start? https://streamhorse.tv/blog/f/expert-advice-on-how-to-responsibly-retire-your-horse

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Hello, Charlie! Our 2022 Araloosa foal.

Hello, Charlie! Our 2022 Araloosa foal. Yesterday, this sweetheart colt was up, dry and nursing when I went outdoors to do morning chores.  I spotted him right away and did a U-turn back to the house to notify my husband, Ian, and our newly arrived house guest, Heather Raulerson. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting him for…

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Book Review: “If I Ran the Horse Show”

Book Review: “If I Ran the Horse Show” by Bonnie Worth with illustrations by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu. This lovely 48-page children’s book – recommended for beginning readers ages 6-8 – is a wonderful overview of how a horse show is run, popular horse breeds, horse anatomy, tack, and horsemanship terminology. In fact, it’s…

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Chinese New Year aka Lunar New Year 2022 Year of the Tiger

Chinese New Year aka Lunar New Year 2022 Year of the Tiger Chinese New Year falls on Tuesday, February 1, and ends with a Lantern Festival on February 15.   I’ve always been a stargazer, loving anything to do with the heavens (planets & stars), and my interest extends to astrology too. Knowing that it…

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Sierra Vista Riding Club to sponsor a Natural Horsemanship Clinic

Sierra Vista Riding Club to sponsor a Natural Horsemanship Clinic The Sierra Vista Riding Club in Cochise County, Arizona, is proudly sponsoring a Natural Horsemanship Clinic by Jerry Bontrager of JB Horsemanship, to be held Saturday and Sunday November 13-14, 2021. Horse riders and horse lovers are invited to attend. Hailing from Mack, Colorado on…

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Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival Celebrates 20 Years

Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival Celebrates 20 Years The Empire Ranch Cowboy Festival held this Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7, 2021, in Santa Cruz County is the Empire Ranch Foundation’s annual public event celebrating Arizona’s Western history and culture. The Cowboy Festival also showcases the BLM and the Foundation’s efforts to preserve the Empire…

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EQUUS International Film Festival 2021

EQUUS International Film Festival 2021 EQUUS International Film Festival 2021 and a Benefit for the Montana Center for Horsemanship Coming to the Roxy Theater with “COWBOYS – A DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT” & Other Award-Winning Horse Films Missoula, Montana welcomes back EQUUS International Film Festival, (EIFF) and the Montana Center for Horsemanship, featuring award-winning equine films from…