Archive for Horses We Loved

War Horse Interview with Steven Spielberg

Dec 17, 2011 No Comments by

Well the most exciting thing just happened to me. I opened an email and found it filled with interesting news and photos from the upcoming Steven Spielberg movie “War Horse”. And… it was sent to me to share with you!! Even the covering email was interesting: Horses play an important role in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film “WAR HORSE”, opening [...]

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Hickstead and Eric had so much

Nov 07, 2011 1 Comment by

A chunk of my heart fell off yesterday when I heard the news of Hickstead’s passing. Thankfully I heard it from my horsey friends, one a vet tech, the other a show jumper, so I felt immediate compassion in my sorrow and shock. My pain still showed up and it hovers today as I search [...]

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Goodbye to a Friend

May 12, 2011 2 Comments by

At some point in our lives, we will have to say goodbye to an equine friend. That is not an easy thing to do.

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A Racehorse

Jan 15, 2011 1 Comment by

A legendary racehorse…and an inspiration.

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Fun News For a Breeder

Oct 19, 2010 No Comments

I just got some fun news. A colt we bred and raised was chosen as a model by the sculpter Tom Hjorleifson for a beautiful sculpture called “Flight Of Fancy”. You can see some images of the sculpture here. The model, Indy belongs to and lives like the prince he is with Heidi Fricker in [...]

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Smart Little Lena

Sep 08, 2010 No Comments

Here is a lovely tribute to Smart Little Lena

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AQHA Hall of Fame Inductees

Jul 24, 2009 No Comments

AQHA ANNOUNCES 2010 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES America’s Horse, July 22, 2009 – Three individuals and three horses will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame during the 2010 American Quarter Horse Association Convention, March 5-8 in Kissimmee, Florida. The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to honor [...]

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Pocos High Sky

Dec 30, 2008 No Comments

We had just started our horse business and thought we would breed our black/white tobiano mare to a solid sorrel stud. We thought we might get a buckskin out of the combination. We ended up with a solid bay filly. She wasn’t the prettiest filly but we fell in love with her anyway. We went [...]

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Dee-dee

Dec 09, 2008 No Comments

I used to co-own a 35 year old mare named Dee-dee. Dee was special to me as her owner found her abandoned in an old alfalfa feild, and I was there to help nurse her every step of the way. She is still alive, although she is now 37 or so. She was an appaloosa [...]

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Idaho

Nov 29, 2008 No Comments

The horse who sticks out for me the most was a big quarter horse gelding named Idaho.  He was 16.2 and palamino and he was patient enough to teach me all about horses the summer of my 15th year.  I spent 3 blissful months learning how to ride my patient teacher.. loping circles, barrel racing. [...]

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Cas

Nov 22, 2008 No Comments

We have another story of a horse who helped make someone’s dreams come true. I bought Dee Cas Jet or “Cas” as a very green inexperienced rider who had just gone through a horrific experience with a very green gelding. I loved horses so much but was terrified to ride them at anything faster than [...]

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