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 […]
The Secret Life of Stallions – Fathers and Husbands – February 2006
kip mistral How often do we humans assume we understand the value or meaning of something and not realize until much later that we didn’t understand it at all? Perhaps we accept such assumptions on our part because it is simple to accept longstanding notions and myths though our instinct might be warning us differently, […]
Creating Happy, Healthy Stallions – A look inside Hilltop Farm – February 2005
christine deherrera There is nothing more magnificent than a stallion. With strong, arched neck, brilliant, expressive eyes and jaw dropping presence, it is the dream of many riders to possess their very own stallion. Unfortunately the dream can turn to disappointment and danger in the blink of an […]
Whisper on the Wind – The Tom Bass Story – December 2008
Read part one of this story here: http://horseconnection.com/whisper-wind-tom-bass-story-part-1/ CuChullaine O’Reilly FRGS If you missed part one of Whisper on the Wind you can read it HERE Before Jackie Robinson ever donned a Dodger uniform – there was Tom Bass. Before Rosa Parks ever demanded a seat in […]