From Olympic heights to battlefields

by | Mar 18, 2011 | History, Horses

I stumbled upon this story through a simple email to the United States Equestrian Foundation for some background about horse jumping in the 1940s. One woman mentioned they had a member from the last Army team who competed in the 1948 Olympics who might be willing to...

Re-discovering my purpose

by | Dec 8, 2010 | Horses

There are a lot of things that really rile me—lazy journalism, poor table manners, men who won’t open a door for a lady, people who don’t use turn signals… Okay those are pretty standard. But a true passion of mine ever since I wrote a profile of a...

In honor of this year’s fair

by | Aug 16, 2010 | Horses

Here is a repost of one of my first ever blogs, posted around this time last year. Enjoy! This week, the Clark County Fair takes over the small town of Ridgefield, Wash., and erupts into a 10-day flurry of wild rides, cotton candy, elephant ears, dozens of vendors,...

Reflections on the 4th

by | Jul 6, 2010 | History, Horses

I had the privilege of going to four rodeos, a parade and a pageant fashion show over the past weekend and my head is still a-spinnin’. But it was a wonderful time and brings about a time of reflection for me. The Fourth of July symbolizes the birth of our...

An eye-opening experience

by | Dec 21, 2009 | Horses

On Saturday, December 18th, the Clark County Fence Riders hosted a Christmas Round Up for local families to come and learn about rodeo and horses. Children got to learn to rope and ride and got their pictures taken with a horse. More than 300 toys were donated and...

Legends: The story of *Witez II

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Horses

If I could credit a single book for my current work-in-progress, the Dreams of Yesterday series, it would be the Western Horseman Book called “Arabian Legends.” Published in 1999, the paperback book features 24 of the most successful and legendary Arabian mares and...