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When Pinewood Stable owner Linda Hilligoss asks kids what they liked best about summer horse camp, they say mucking out the ...
By Candyce H. Stapen How can a 62-pound 8-year-old and a 45-pound 6-year-old command a 1,000-pound Quarter Horse to follow ...
The appeal of horseback riding is easy to see. After all, many kids grow up wanting to have a horse of their own. However, it ...
When I was about 7 years old, I lugged home a book called The Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies, an extensive guide to ...
Ayla said she started riding a decade ago and began training at High Spirits Farm because the facility has some of the “nicest show horses in the world.” Michael Baniewicz/Missourian Facebook ...
"Some of the kids are a little bit shell-shocked. Like, ... "We've had kids say their first words on their horses. We've had kids, after riding, and that movement simulating walking, ...
When you're a little kid who's really excited to play rodeo, sometimes your feet get tangled, be it the dirt, the stick horse or just gravity in general. Then there's the ones who just plum forgot ...
Billy, the 20-year-old Norwegian Fjord horse has landed movie roles and starred in The Metropolitan Opera House's 'Aida' — and he's also the inspiration for the new book "The Star Horse" by ...
THE EIGHTH POLE: Halfway between Calgary and Edmonton, Roy and Christina Sturgeon run a program that teaches children about riding and many phases of the business of horse racing.
The recent camp was the first horse-riding experience for Iscsis Lee-streety, 12. She said she was nervous at first but quickly adjusted. "It was fun but a little harder at first, though," she said.
“When Kareem first came around to the barn, he was this little kid just running around. You would never dream that this is where we would be today. I am really proud of him for making this vision come ...
This nonprofit organization is taking Detroit kids like Lea Jones, 10, and teaching them how to walk, care for and ride horses. "I'm very excited," said Lea, after riding a horse for the first ...