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Rocky Mountain Horses

By | Horses

(picture by Tamara Callstrom who owns Stone Bridge Farms) The Rocky Mountain Horse breed originated in the United States in the late 1800s, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the rural inhabitants of eastern Kentucky considered these saddle horses…

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Friends of Rodeo

By | Cattle, Competition, Horses

From the Friends of Rodeo website: “THE HISTORY OF FRIENDS OF RODEO By Linda Burdick, Executive Director “Rodeo’s history is dotted with random charges of cruelty to animals – charges that rodeo people considered to be absurd and that most found easy to disregard as relevant or important. “Concerns among…

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Farriers & Horseshoes

By | Horses

A farrier knows about horses feet. They are the ones who trim horse hooves and put on horseshoes. Most cowboys have some farrier skills but there are serious training programs for professionals. It might seem like a fairly simple set of skills but it can get quite complicated making corrections…

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