Breed Profile – The Baroque Horses – June 2005
christine deherrera The Baroque era, related to art and architecture, developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasized dramatic, bold, curving forms and elaborate ornamentation. The horses bred during this time echoed this style, but their history actually extends back more than 2000 years. In recent decades the Lusitano, Andalusian, Lipizzaner and […]
Year 2: Better Yet- The 2005 Grand Prix de Santa Fe – July 2005
evalyn bemis When you think of Santa Fe, New Mexico, you probably don’t envision English-style riders in dark hunt coats and sparkling white breeches on gleaming, muscular horses bounding over five foot tall colorful jumps. Perhaps next year, when Memorial Day weekend rolls around again, you will. A short drive past the South West city […]
The Horse Connection – December 2005
geoff young Where is the heartbeat in our over-scheduled, tech-dependant lives? If it is there, can we possibly hear it above the din of the television, the roar of the traffic, or the cacophony of voices fighting for domination of our ears? Can we feel its vibration through […]
Hot Players & Sizzling Horses – The Denver Polo Classic – August 2005
robin brown The temperature in Colorado hit record-breaking highs, but those weren’t the only records broken in July as the Denver Polo Classic at Columbine Polo Club was played before attendance shattering crowds on July 17th. Celebrating its 18th year, The Denver Polo Classic, sponsored by the Denver Active 20/30 club was bigger than ever […]
The Barns of Woody Creek – April 2005
geoff young After a brief, unwelcome hiatus to tend to the mundane and taxing responsibilities of business and life in general as defined by our society, it was time to lock up this remorseless and insatiable beast that threatened the freedom of my thoughts and impulses and resume […]
Special Web Article- November 2005
amy borgman Rodrigo Pessoa and his legendary Baloubet de Rouet rolled the dice for the second time this year in Las Vegas and walked away with a jackpot. The Inaugural Las Vegas World Invitational invited 25 of the world’s top riders for two days of thrilling competition and a whopping $1 million dollars in prize […]
Publisher – September 2005
Publisher There is so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us that is doesn’t behoove any of us to talk about the rest of us. geoff young The U.S. showjumping team made history on the afternoon of August 25, by winning the Samsung Super League Nations […]
Citizen of the West – An interview with Dr. Marvin Beeman – January 2005
geoff young Some men are admired for the road they take through life. Personally, I admire the way a man travels that road. Dr. Marvin Beeman has traveled his life’s road on horseback, and along the way became a treasure of the state he loved. On January 12th, George Marvin Beeman, D.V.M, of Littleton, will […]
Seeking Approval – February 2008
Geoff Young All photos by Geoff Young According to several studies, the most dangerous jobs in the world are mining, logging, commercial fishing, structural metalworking, and flying planes. They need to add another job to that list – handling young stallions during the Oldenburger Hengst-Tage […]
Routing Inertia – February 2007
kip mistral The day her destiny quietly set her down at a rural horse fair in Nagaur, India, Francesca Kelly was vacationing in Rajasthan, on an equestrian tour with her husband James. She wandered casually through lines of tethered horses for sale, marveling at the […]
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