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From My Saddle: Range Riders are Doing Great Things in our Community
All-day Event Raises Funds for Military Families and Local Charities June 21, 2023 was a day to celebrate local military and their families. Each year, Colorado Springs Western Street Breakfast serves a delicious hot breakfast for just $5. This is hosted by the Pikes Peak Range Riders. It’s a huge …
From My Saddle: A Restart in Colorado
Grateful for New Friends and Old Lately I’ve been missing my family and friends in Washington State. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to start over somewhere new after living in the same place my entire life. But I do appreciate the warm welcome that so many Coloradans …
Ranch Sorting Saddle Series Kicks off 2022 Season!
March 18-20 was an exciting weekend as the season for sorting at Latigo Equestrian Center in Elbert Colorado got started for the year. Kris Fiser of Comin’ in Hot Productions did a great job of pulling the show together making it a fun weekend for all. Latigo is well setup …
What Was I Thinking?
Moving 1500 Miles Is Not for the Faint of Heart Would I do it again? Ask me in a month. Right now, I’m in the thick of closing on a house…finally! After several lost offers we finally found a place. It’s not final as of today but we’re hoping to …
Old Bits: Blanketing Tips
Welcome to the 1st article from our archives! This was from our very first magazine, December 1995 Old Bits: Blanketing Tips By Barb Reilly, Whatcom Farmer’s Co-op When measuring your horse for a blanket, measure from the center of the chest, around the side, to the center of the tail. …
What I’m Grateful For in 2020
Thanksgiving is a reminder to appreciate the blessings in our lives It’s more important than ever to appreciate the good things in our lives this season. I’m reminded of how grateful I am to those people and horses in my life that keep me grounded and sane in an insane …
Black Beauty Reimagined
AHP Interview with Ashley Avis, Director of Black Beauty Images courtesy of Disney Who doesn’t love a good horse movie? This movie captured my heart from the beginning. I was pleased to see it has appeal for a mature audience as well as children. The movie’s director, Ashley Avis, wanted …
Find Gifts in Memories – Recovery Offers Time to Reminisce
It’s funny. When you’re young, you think you’ll never get old. I remember feeling that I’d never get my driver’s license, graduate high school, or marry. When I was a little girl all I could think about was horses. I tormented my parents almost daily about getting a horse. They …
Horse People are Tough
How Horse People in Business Can Survive the Economic Fallout from the Coronavirus Scare Turning on the news is eerily frightening. We haven’t seen a pandemic of this magnitude since the Influenza of 1918. Businesses are struggling, many industries, such as airlines and cruise lines are just a …