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richardbeal

SPOT

By | Tack

There is a very clever new electronic device called SPOT that I’ve come to really like. It’s about palm size and communicates with overhead satellites. It knows your GPS location down to a few feet. You do not have to be near a cellphone tower for it to work and…

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Temple Grandin

By | Cattle, Horses, Ranches, Trainers

Temple Grandin, Ph.D. presently works as a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She’s been a pioneer in developing low stress handling techniques for cattle and horses and is a fascinating woman. Born in Boston in 1947, Dr. Grandin didn’t talk until she was three and a half…

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Tevis Cup 100 Mile Endurance Ride

By | Competition, Horses

One of the most important endurance races is the Tevis Cup Ride in California which this year starts on August 1st. From the Tevis Cup website: “The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, is the oldest modern day endurance ride, having been held annually since 1955….

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Paint Horses

By | Horses

The American Paint Horse is a type of horse has a distincive pattern of white and dark coat colors and looks like a western stock horse. The “Paint Horse” is descended from Spanish horses brought over to the US and was a popular horse with the American Indians who used…

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