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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Joan Embery and Horses
Most of us feel as though we know Joan Embery personally. For 32 years, the
goodwill ambassador for the San Diego Zoo and her critters delighted us
with
scores of appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and
his successor,
Jay Leno.
What you might not know is that in... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
An American Original: Dayton Hyde
Dayton Hyde ran away
from his Michigan home at age 13, bound for his uncle's Oregon cattle ranch, and
his life has been packed with adventure ever since. A rancher and
conservationist, he's been named a First Hero of the Earth by Eddie Bauer and an
Amazing American by People Weekly.... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Creative Rider
Horses are Veryl
Goodnight's passion. They carry her over rugged trails and serve as subjects for
her renowned sculptures and paintings. When she and her husband, Roger Brooks,
moved to Santa Fe, New
Mexico, they built their horse barn before they built
their home. There, her art studio... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Time and Decisions
If
you're a frequent reader of The Trail Rider, you likely recall from my
last entry in the May/June issue that Vanessa and I are planning a three-week
trip with our horses.
In July, we'll travel from our farm
in the Finger Lakes region of New
York, west to the Tetons in Wyoming.... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Wrangler in Chief
As a child,
Mike Howard rode plow horses on his grandfather's Texas ranch. As an adult
and member of the Secret Service, he rode alongside Presidents and First Ladies.
And for 24 years, he's been trail boss on the Appaloosa Horse Club's Chief
Joseph Trail Ride, which follows in the... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource Founder Kandee Haertel
When it comes to working to stem the loss of open land and trails available
to horse owners across the country, the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource is
at the forefront. And with almost three million acres per year lost to
development, it's a daunting task. Kandee Haertel is ELCR's... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Pacific Pioneer
After
selling his all-animal veterinary practice in 1986, Ben York, DVM, returned to
doing what he loved most -- riding backcountry trails. In the summer of 1992, he
became only the second person to ride the entire 2,638-mile Pacific Crest Trail
in one shot. (For more information, see... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Linda Tellington-Jones: Clinician and Horsewoman
One night, Linda Tellington-Jones and a friend found themselves riding
beneath a full moon across salt flats, knee-deep in water, flagging the route
for a ride along the Pony Express Trail. As they emerged from water at the base
of a mountain, clouds scuttled across the sky, obscuring their... | read »
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On Trail: Personalities
from the pages of Trail Rider
Improving the Walk
Years ago, my brother and I were walking up a finger ridge to a high plateau some 700 feet above a valley floor. On a similar parallel ridge 500 yards to our left, two horseback hunters urged their mounts toward the same high ground. Enviously watching from afar, we were certain these men, with... | read »
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| Tennessee Walking Horse Breed |
| Evolution of the breed:
In the mid-1800s, a new breed of horse began to emerge from the bountiful,
bluegrass region of middle Tennessee. Bred by farmers to till the fields during
the week, these horses were also expected to provide them a comfortable ride on
weekends, and... | read |
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