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Is the horse looking in my direction or towards the horizon?

Thanks to my friend Jim for this little puzzle.

Don’t enter this draw as it is over. There is probably a new draw that you should enter instead or if not there soon will be. This draw is over.  The winner was #82 Jennifer. Thanks for all who entered.

Jonathan Field Horsemanship gave us a copy of their Special Session Series DVD’s called “Triple Play” – Three Horses – Three Sessions – Three Different Levels. We are going to give you a chance to win this DVD for your own collection. All you have to do to enter is click on the “comments” link below and tell us what you are doing with your horse this summer. Continue Reading »

I read this somewhere previously but a friend sent me it the other day and I thought maybe some of you would enjoy it.

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Continue Reading »

A giant farm dog and a tiny piglet cuddle up as if they were family after the baby runt was dismissed by its own mother. Surrogate mum Katjinga, an eight-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, took on motherly duties for grunter Paulinchen – a tiny pot-bellied pig – and seems to be taking the adoption in her stride.

Lonely Paulinchen was luckily discovered moments from death and placed in the care of the dog who gladly accepted it as one of her own. Thankfully for the two-week old mini porker, Katjinga fell in love with him at first sight and saved his bacon. Continue Reading »

If you could use a chuckle take a look at this one.

Thanks for this fun item to Bobbie Niwa of Muddy Acres

Step back in time to the days of the Old West at the Battle in the Saddle’s chuck wagon cook-off competition in Oklahoma City. The competition will heat up July 10 as competitors from across the United States will travel to battle it out with their authentic chuck wagons and campfire cooking for a share of the $7,500 purse.

The winning chuck wagon team will also receive prizes valued at $2,500 that includes a full-page ad in The American Quarter Horse Journal, a write-up in America’s Horse magazine, four tickets to Saturday’s Battle in the Saddle finals performances, a commemorative plaque and specially designed trophy spurs. Tickets can be bought on the grounds to enjoy old-time western cuisine. Continue Reading »

Horses are a common theme in advertising. They can indicate strength, speed, beauty and bring out stirring emotions in many of us. I see the Rolex people have now done an equine commercial for their high end products.

This isn’t about horses but I found some of these statistics interesting. Having worked on the web since it first hit town, I think I am quite accustomed to change but sometimes it is quite shocking to see how fast it really is happening. I was cleaning out the garage yesterday and found a book about the early web that brought back memories of gopher and mailing lists and Archie and Veronica – all stuff that seemed so excitingly new at the time but that would seem terribly awkward now. We have come a long way in a short time on the web and in lots of other technologies in our fast changing world.

The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, “If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?”

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, “Sure, why not? Continue Reading »