Herding Horses

Category: Equine Stories

  • Trick Riding – No Guts, No Glory

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    Trick Riding – No Guts, No Glory This image shows cowgirls Hazel Walker and Babe Lee performing a riding trick at the Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon, ca. 1914. One of the cowgirls is seen laying across the saddle while the other looks to be standing on top of the one laying down. [Photo: W. S. Bowman.…

  • Our Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys

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    Our Hero’s Have Always Been Cowboys Meet Colonel John Mayer, United States Marine Corps, retired. His military career of 33 years prepared him well for the path he would travel after retiring.  As a Marine, this strong and humble cowboy was a combat infantry commander, serving two tours of duty and commanding front line battalions…

  • The Horses Nobody Knows

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    The Horses Nobody Knows Ojibwe Horses Story by: Marie ZhuikovPhotography by: Ontario Parks, Lake Superior Magazine, Marie Zhuikov The stallion glides around the corral at the Dawson Trail Campground like a dark forest ghost. His owner, Kimberlee Campbell, encourages his circular path with a long whip – not touching the animal, but flicking the air…

  • When The Race Is Over

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    When The Race Is Over Story: Jay HovdeyPhotography: Annie Marie Musselman Silver Charm, a 1,200-pound Thoroughbred with a white coat peppered by tiny flecks of gray, leaned over the top railing of the pasture fence and nibbled at the lips of the man with the cap turned backwards. Michael Blowen, his eyes closed, accepted the…

  • The Canadian Horse

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    The Canadian Horse Advancement of the Canadian horse began with horses sent from France to Quebec between 1665 and 1670. With a limited number of horses in the colony, they were highly valued, and geographical isolation insured that the stock remained pure. Over the next century, natural and human selection molded a rugged and versatile…

  • Genetic Study Of The Arabian Horse

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    Genetic Study Of The Arabian Horse By Kirsten Romaguera, 352-294-3313, kromaguera@ufl.eduUniversity of Florida, 2343 Mowry Road, Bldg 69 Gainesville, FL 32611-0810 This study, involving Arabian horses from 12 countries found that some populations maintained a larger degree of genetic diversity and that the breed did not contribute genetically to the modern-day Thoroughbred, contrary to popular…

  • Bork Saddlery & Hardware

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    Bork Saddlery & Hardware “It gives you a good feeling.”  says Herb Bork when describing seeing his creations in use. Mountains of bronze dust stand as testament to years spent crafting saddle hardware. A mound of black sand silently waits to help form yet more bits and bobs that will go into untold saddles across…

  • Dick And Diamond, Our Faithful Team

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    Dick And Diamond, Our Faithful Team By: Larry Grambort Though they were both very solid black in color, they were easy to tell apart. Diamond had a white diamond shaped marking on his nose and one white stocking, plus he was the larger of the two. That easily made the other horse “Dick”. Interestingly, in…

  • A Pony And His Boy

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    A Pony And His Boy Filmmaker: Julianne Neal A YOUNG BOY WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND HIS PONYAn award-winning, heartwarming story about an 8-year-old boy with Down Syndrome and a very special 28-year-old pony. Directed by: Julianne Neal / 25 minutes“A Pony And His Boy” has been selected to screen at the National Down Syndrome Congress.…