Quick Take Western Training emphasizes minimal rein contact and neck reining, relying on seat and balance for long-day ranch work. English training emphasizes steady rein contact to achieve collection ...

25 x 36.5 cm. (9.8 x 14.4 in.) Ugo Alfons Casal, Swiss-German origin, was born in Florence, Italy in 1888. From 1918 to 1920 he worked at the Osaka branch of George H. McFadden & Brothers, and from ...

The Arabian bolted at the moment I least expected and, now as I think about it, that’s exactly how the djinns must have plotted it out. He was muscular and chalk white, with a head that curved ...

We throw it around constantly: “Hey, dude.” “Dude, no way.” “Duuude.” It’s one of those words that feels timeless, universal and weirdly flexible. But once you stop to think about it, dude is a pretty ...

Before last fall, my deer season prep and even my bowhunting activity had fallen into a rut. I found myself defaulting to the same stand locations I’ve been hunting for years. I was sitting for ...

Wild Betty debuted at the Alaska Salmon Bake in Pioneer Park on Sunday, swimming right into the hearts of Fairbanksans who greeted her with a champagne toast, a special song, and long line of ...

The striking equestrian statue near the Island Grounds in Chennai is that of Sir Thomas Munro, a lion among British administrators. Installed in 1839, the lack of saddle and stirrups on the statue has ...

Everyone rode bareback or with just a saddle cloth until about the fourth century A.D. Early European saddles had no stirrups until the reign of Emperor Maurice (A.D. 582-602), after he learned about ...

An enduring charm of Valencia County is the rural lifestyle, with ranching and farming the heartbeat of the community. This agriculture landscape truly breeds cowboys, cowgirls and country. Some ...

A saddle fitter explains what makes the perfect match for horse, rider and saddle. By Sarah Maslin Nir Sarah Maslin Nir, a staff reporter for The Times, is the author of four books on horses. When ...

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The swamp was the place to be. It was where all the whitetails came from, retreated to, and felt safe enough to move in daylight in the high-pressure public-land area I was hunting. But as I clanged ...