Tag: Sep/Oct 2025
by CAROL MOWDY BOND
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Baca
During the May 2011 tornado outbreak, the EF5 El Reno–Piedmont tornado slammed the area with 295-mph wind speeds and a path more than 65 miles long. In the aftermath, Elizabeth Baca, DVM, headed out the door.
“The tornado caused a lot of flying-debris...
by CRAIG STARK, BS, CJF, DipWCF, Certification Committee Chairman, AFA
Photos by Emily Stark
The craft of farriery is nearly as old as civilization itself. Early forms of horseshoes were used by migratory Eurasian tribes as early as the second century B.C., but the nailed-on horseshoe as we recognize it today...
by MARY WESTMAN, ESQ.
In the digital age, purchasing a horse is no longer limited to traditional means, such as local sale barns or face-to-face negotiations. Online horse auctions have surged in popularity, offering buyers a convenient platform to access a wide variety of horses from across the country —...
by CAROL MOWDY BOND | Photos courtesy of Beau L’Amour
Hollywood’s release of the movie “Hondo” in 1953 launched writer Louis L’Amour into the national spotlight. Based on L’Amour’s short story “The Gift of Cochise,” published in Collier’s magazine, the movie’s success was a win-win for L’Amour.
A tenth-generation American, L’Amour’s...
