Tag: Mar/Apr 2024
by Karen Dugan Holman, B.S., B.S.E., M.S.
What does freedom mean to you? It means something different to
each of us. Is it the freedom to do something? Is it the freedom to vote, worship, and speak? Or is it freedom from something — freedom from rules, toxic relationships, medical problems,...
by Leigh Ann Matthews | Photo courtesy of the University of California–Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
You’ve anxiously waited for months for your mare to foal. Finally, the
baby is born, and all seems well as the mare is up licking and nuzzling the bewildered foal. Within an hour, the mare...
by Lindsay Humphrey
Many letters to Santa Claus have begged for a horse, but those requests often go unanswered. A ribbon-wrapped
horse standing in the pasture on Christmas morning is a dream for more than just small children, however. Even adults continue to long for the day they will receive horses...
by Casie Bazay
Established in 1868 in the Choctaw Nation, Stuart Ranch started like many other early American ranches, with a
focus on raising a family, cattle, and crops.
Today, it is the oldest Oklahoma ranch under continuous family ownership. With two separate divisions based in Caddo, the original homesite, and Waurika,...
by Andrea Chancellor | Photos courtesy of GH2
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a horse farmer or rancher who
needed a place to store hay, cereal, and supplies asked neighbors to band together collectively to raise a barn. It was an effective and friendly way to create a structure.
Today, a...
by Kim Redo | Photos courtesy of Courtney Doescher
What does it take to become a champion? Everyone knows
that the level of skill involved requires hours upon hours of practice, great horses, and luck of the draw. Cowboys and cowgirls from rodeo families know the sacrifices they make. Giving up...
by Carol Mowdy Bond
Cowboy. That globally known word is forever linked with the United States
and westward expansion. Cowboy life, which has merged with cowboy legend, remains an integral part of American society. And cowboys on horseback are still a critical part of keeping the American food chain humming in...
